Dead Ringers Movie Review 1988

A stunning, unsettling chiller, based loosely on a real case and the bestseller by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland. Irons, in an excellent dual role, is effectively disturbing as the twin gynecologists who descend into madness when they can no longer handle the fame, fortune, drugs, and women in their lives. Bujold is the actress/patient bedded by both brothers but jealouly loved by Beverly. Acutely upsetting film made all the more so due to its graphic images and basis in fact.

Distribution

Criterion Collection, 210 E. 52nd St., 578 Broadway, New York, NY 10022, Phone: (212)212756-8822, Toll-free: 800-446-2001, URL: http://www.criterionco.com, Remarks: Does not sell directly to consumers

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 117 minutes.
Originally from Canadian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Twins, True Stories, Hospitals & Medicine, Doctors & Nurses, Price of Fame, Evil Doctors, Canada, Romantic Triangles

Screenplay

David Cronenberg, Norman Snider

Cast

Jeremy Irons, Genevieve Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, Nick Nichols

Cinematography

Peter Suschitzsky

Director

David Cronenberg

Music

Howard Shore

Producer

Morgan Creek Productions, Mantle Clinic II Inc.

Awards

Genie 1989: Actor (Irons), Director (Cronenberg), Film; L.A. Film Critics 1988: Director (Cronenberg), Support. Actress (Bujold); N.Y. Film Critics 1988: Actor (Irons).