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22/09/1995 Drama, Comedy, Crime 1h 46m
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All she wanted was a little attention.

Overview

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

  1. Gus Van Sant

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Nicole Kidman

    Suzanne Stone

  2. Matt Dillon

    Larry Maretto

  3. Joaquin Phoenix

    Jimmy Emmett

  4. Casey Affleck

    Russel Hines

  5. Illeana Douglas

    Janice Maretto

  6. Alison Folland

    Lydia Mertz

  7. Dan Hedaya

    Joe Maretto

  8. Wayne Knight

    Ed Grant

  9. Kurtwood Smith

    Earl Stone

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-30
"Suzanne" (Nicole Kidman) is the epitome of ambition as she convinces local cable boss "Ed" (Wayne Knight) that she'll do just about anything to get her foot in the door - even read out the weather forecast! She's not exactly bright, but she knows exactly how to press the buttons to get her ahead. Snag is she's married to "Larry" (Matt Dillon) and he wants a more traditional family unit with, ideally, kids at some point. To that she merely points out that he ought to have just married a baby sitter! She decides that a change is now necessary and to that end recruits the services of the gullibl...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$20,000,000.00

Revenue
$21,300,000.00

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