Top Billed Cast

Nicole Kidman
Suzanne Stone
Matt Dillon
Larry Maretto
Joaquin Phoenix
Jimmy Emmett
Casey Affleck
Russel Hines
Illeana Douglas
Janice Maretto
Alison Folland
Lydia Mertz
Dan Hedaya
Joe Maretto
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
Amber-Lee Campbell
Suzanne (age 5)
Colleen Williams
Valerie Mertz
Simon Richards
Chester
Philip Williams
Babe Hines
Susan Backs
June Hines
Kyra Harper
Mary Emmett
Adam Roth
Band Member
Tamara Gorski
Girl at Bar
Katie Griffin
Girl at Bar
Carla Renee
Girl at Bar
Mischa
Walter
George Segal
Conference Speaker (uncredited)
Rain Phoenix
Tambourine Player in Band (uncredited)
Chris Phillips
High School Soccer Player (uncredited)
Andrew Scott
Band Member

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A review by Charles Tatum

Written by Charles Tatum on Wed Sep 27 2023

Nicole Kidman stars as a local television personality who will stop at nothing to get what she wants, but it is Gus Van Sant's direction that really shines. Kidman plays Suzanne, a none-to-bright woman who decides she wants to be a giant media personality. She marries Larry (Matt Dillon), a restaurateur, and settles for doing the weather at a dead-end television station. Suzanne sees that Larry is not behind her career, and uses a trio of teens to kill him. She begins her plan by befriending them while shooting a documentary, then begins sleeping with James (Joaquin Phoenix), who in turn conspi...