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To Die For

Year:

1995

Duration:

106 min | Argentina:110 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 11 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1995-10-06

Filming Locations: King City Secondary School, King City, Ontario, Canada

Earnings

Budget: $20,000,000

Gross: $21,284,514 (USA)£1,645,594 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Dan Hedaya

To Die For

Kyra Harper

Nicole Kidman

Suzanne Stone Maretto

Matt Dillon

Larry Maretto

Joaquin Phoenix

Jimmy Emmett

Casey Affleck

Russel Hines

Illeana Douglas

Janice Maretto

Alison Folland

Lydia Mertz

Wayne Knight

Ed Grant

Kurtwood Smith

Earl Stone

Holland Taylor

Carol Stone

Susan Traylor

Faye Stone

Maria Tucci

Angela Maretto

Tim Hopper

Mike Warden

Michael Rispoli

Ben DeLuca

Buck Henry

Mr. H. Finlaysson

Gerry Quigley

George

Tom Forrester

Fisherman

Alan Edward Lewis

Fisherman

Nadine MacKinnon

Sexy Woman

Conrad Coates

Weaselly Guy

Ron Gabriel

Sal

Ian Heath

Student

Graeme Millington

Student

Sean Ryan

Student

Nicholas Pasco

Detective

Joyce Maynard

Lawyer

David Collins

Reporter

Eve Crawford

Reporter

Janet Lo

Reporter

David Cronenberg

Man at Lake

Tom Quinn

Skating Promoter

Peter Glen

Priest (as Peter Glenn)

Amber-Lee Campbell

Suzanne (Age 5)

Colleen Williams

Valerie Mertz

Simon Richards

Chester

Philip Williams

Babe Hines

Susan Backs

June Hines

Adam Roth

Band Member

Andrew Scott

Band Member

Tamara Gorski

Chick #2 at Bar

Katie Griffin

Girl at Bar

Carla Renee

Girl at Bar

Melissa Cooper

High School Girl (uncredited)

Tom Peterson

TV Commercial (uncredited)

Chris Phillips

High School Soccer Player (uncredited)

Rain Phoenix

Tambourine Player in Band (uncredited)

George Segal

Conference Speaker (uncredited)

Isabella Simone

High School Student (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

After working in this film, Casey Affleck brought director Gus Van Sant a script by his brother Ben and Ben's friend Matt. It became Good Will Hunting (1997).

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Casey Affleck beat out his older brother Ben Affleck as well as his childhood friend Matt Damon for the role of Russell Hines. When asked why he chose Casey over the rest, Gus Van Sant stated that he noticed that Casey still had a strong Boston accent, while Ben and Matt had lost theirs, he also got the feeling that Casey was scrappier than the other two.

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Once she'd read the script, Nicole Kidman was determined to land the lead role. This involved tracking down 'Gus van Sant''s personal phone number and ringing him at home. She spent 40 minutes talking to him on the phone about her thoughts on Suzanne and how to play her. Van Sant called back 2 hours later to tell her she'd got the part.

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Goofs

At Larry Maretto's burial the Catholic priest says "in nominis patris et filius et spiritus sanctus," getting most of the endings wrong. Correct is "in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti," which any priest would know.

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Printed photo images of Suzanne and Jimmy, shown later in the movie, don't match their poses in the photo booth.

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The shots of Suzanne at the funeral show her hair style is different than is shown before and after the funeral, when her hair appears noticeably shorter.

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Quotes

Suzanne Stone Maretto: I think if you wanted a babysitter, you should marry Mary Poppins

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Lydia Mertz: Suzanne used to say that you're not really anybody in America unless you're on TV... 'cause what's the point of doing anything worthwhile if there's nobody watching? So when people are watching, it makes you a better person. So if everybody was on TV all the time, everybody would be better people. But, if everybody was on TV all the time, there wouldn't be anybody left to watch, and that's where I get confused.

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Suzanne Stone Maretto: You aren't really anybody in America if you're not on TV.

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Faq

Who offered the dog Walter to Susan ?

Someone left Walter in a box on Susan's front door.Who was the biker?Walter was left by Larry. We see him early, after seeing Susan for the first time, outside the bar on his bike.

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