Slam Dance (film)
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| Slam Dance | |
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| Directed by | Wayne Wang |
| Produced by | Don Keith Opper |
| Written by | Don Keith Opper |
| Starring | Virginia Madsen Tom Hulce Mary Mastrantonio |
| Music by | Mitchell Froom |
| Cinematography | Amir M. Mokri |
| Editing by | Lee Percy |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox MGM (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | November 6, 1987 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200,000 |
| Gross revenue | $406,881 |
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Slam Dance is a 1987 thriller directed by Wayne Wang and starring Virginia Madsen, Tom Hulce, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
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[edit] Plot
A cartoonist becomes involved in the cover up of a political sex scandal after his former lover is murdered.
[edit] Cast
- Virginia Madsen as Yolanda Caldwell
- Tom Hulce as C.C. Drood
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Helen Drood
- Don Keith Opper as Buddy
- Adam Ant as Jim Campbell
- John Doe as John Gilbert
- Harry Dean Stanton as Smiley
- Judith Barsi as Bean
- Lisa Niemi as Miss Schell
[edit] Trivia
- Lisa Niemi had to do the scene in which Drood crashes in on her dead body twice, once naked for the movie and once wearing underwear for the trailer, so that the trailer could be rated for all audiences.
- Wayne Wang tried to get his name off the picture after creative interference from the producers.
[edit] Release dates
- Canada - September 11, 1987 (Toronto Film Festival)
- United States - November 6, 1987
- Finland - November 27, 1987
- Norway - December 26, 1987
- Sweden - February 5, 1988
