Fatal Attraction, released in 1987 and directed by Adrian Lyne, remains one of the most influential psychological thrillers in cinematic history. The film stars Michael Douglas as Dan Gallagher, a successful Manhattan lawyer, and Glenn Close as Alex Forrest, an editor with whom he has a brief, impulsive affair. What begins as a consensual weekend encounter quickly spirals into a terrifying ordeal of obsession and violence, as Alex refuses to let Dan return to his normal life.
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