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1993 film directed by Jennifer Lynch

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Boxing Helena is a 1993 American film written and directed by Jennifer Lynch. The cast includes Sherilyn Fenn, Julian Sands, Bill Paxton, and Kurtwood Smith. The movie was produced by Mainline Pictures and distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. It was filmed in Los Angeles, though the narrative is set in Atlanta. The original language is English.

The film is categorized as a romance, drama, mystery, and thriller. Its tagline is "Beyond love, beyond obsession, there hides something beyond reason." Key themes include dreams, kidnapping, obsession, unrequited love, and doctor. The music was composed by Graeme Revell, and the director of photography was Bojan Bazelli.

Boxing Helena has a runtime of 107 minutes. It was released on March 22, 1993. The production budget was 4,000,000, while the revenue was 1,796,389. Review scores include 3.8, 25/100, and 17%. The IMDb rating is 4.8, and the TMDb vote average is 5.026.

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Film · TMDB

5.0

A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.

Released: 1993-03-22107 minDir: Jennifer LynchDrama, Romance, ThrillerBudget: $4.0MBox office: $1.8M

Cast

  • Julian Sands as Dr. Nick Cavanaugh
  • Sherilyn Fenn as Helena
  • Bill Paxton as Ray O'Malley
  • Art Garfunkel as Dr. Lawrence Augustine
  • Betsy Clark as Anne Garrett
  • Kurtwood Smith as Dr. Alan Harrison

Themes

  • dreams
  • kidnapping
  • obsession
  • unrequited love
  • doctor
  • car accident
  • obsessive love
  • woman director
  • captivity

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Ratings

IMDb

4.8/10

13,988 votes

Year
1993
Runtime
107 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Jennifer Lynch
Cast member
Art Garfunkel
Cinematographer
Bojan Bazelli
Narrative location
Atlanta
Filming location
Los Angeles
Duration
107
FilmAffinity ID
953940
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1993-01-01
title
Boxing Helena
distributed by
Netflix
review score
17%
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