Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
- jealousy
- immortality
- beauty
- rivalry
- potion
- drinking
- body horror
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Meryl Streep
Madeline Ashton Menville
Goldie Hawn
Helen Sharp
Bruce Willis
Dr. Ernest Menville
Isabella Rossellini
Lisle von Rhuman
- Ian Ogilvy — Chagall
- Adam Storke — Dakota
- Alaina Reed Hall — Psychologist
- Nancy Fish — Rose
- Michelle Johnson — Anna
- Mary Ellen Trainor — Vivian Adams
- William Frankfather — Mr. Franklin
- John Ingle — Eulogist
- Clement von Franckenstein — Opening Man
- Petrea Burchard — Opening Woman
- Jim Jansen — Second Man
- Directed
- Robert Zemeckis
- Written
- David Koepp, Martin Donovan
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 3,060 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, South Side Amusement Company
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
