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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Creator/BobRafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/DennisHopper, Creator/NicolWilliamson, and Creator/JamesHong.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Creator/BobRafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/TheresaRussell, Creator/DennisHopper, Creator/NicolWilliamson, and Creator/JamesHong.
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* WeaponizedAllergy: One husband is killed by adding penicillin, which he's allergic to, to his toothpaste.
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A mysterious woman (Russell) uses different identities to charm old wealthy men. After marrying them, she poisons them and inherits their fortune. Justice Department agent Alexandra Barnes (Winger) is puzzled by the similarities between the death of several men and she comes to the conclusion that they were killed by the same woman who used different identities. She manages to locate the suspect in Hawaii. In order to expose her, she uses a cover identity and she befriends her.
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A mysterious woman (Russell) uses different identities to charm old wealthy men. After marrying them, she poisons them and inherits their fortune. Justice Department agent Alexandra Barnes (Winger) is puzzled by the similarities between the death of several men and she comes to the conclusion that they were killed by the same woman who used different identities. She manages to locate the suspect in Hawaii. In order to expose her, she uses a cover identity and she befriends her.
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* AbusiveParents: Alex says that she was beaten by her father. {{Subverted|Trope}} because she was joking.
* AnimalMotifs: The character played by Theresa Russell is compared to a black widow, a spider that eats her mate after reproduction. Alex even offers her a pendant in the shape of a spider and she immediately understands the symbol.
* BlackWidow: Of course. The title character seduces, marries and then murders wealthy men, [[FemmeFatale extensively researching each target]] so she can present herself as the girl of their dreams.
* BoyfriendBluff: Alexandra Barnes and "Renee Walker" (the Black Widow) are taking a scuba diving class. An unattractive woman with a cold asks to be Renee's partner, but Alexandra intervenes and says that she and Renee had already agreed to be partners, much to Renee's relief. This example fits the trope because there is considerable subsequent romantic subtext between Alexandra and the Black Widow, including two kisses.
* AnimalMotifs: The character played by Theresa Russell is compared to a black widow, a spider that eats her mate after reproduction. Alex even offers her a pendant in the shape of a spider and she immediately understands the symbol.
* BlackWidow: Of course. The title character seduces, marries and then murders wealthy men, [[FemmeFatale extensively researching each target]] so she can present herself as the girl of their dreams.
* BoyfriendBluff: Alexandra Barnes and "Renee Walker" (the Black Widow) are taking a scuba diving class. An unattractive woman with a cold asks to be Renee's partner, but Alexandra intervenes and says that she and Renee had already agreed to be partners, much to Renee's relief. This example fits the trope because there is considerable subsequent romantic subtext between Alexandra and the Black Widow, including two kisses.
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* AbusiveParents: Alex says that she was beaten by her father.father beat her. {{Subverted|Trope}} because she was joking.
* AnimalMotifs: The character played by Theresa Russell is compared to a black widow, a spider that eats her mate after reproduction. Alex even offers her a pendantin the shape of shaped like a spider and she immediately understands the symbol.
* BlackWidow: Of course. The title character seduces,marries marries, and then murders wealthy men, [[FemmeFatale extensively researching each target]] so she can present herself as the girl of their dreams.
* BoyfriendBluff: Alexandra Barnes and"Renee "Renée Walker" (the Black Widow) are taking a scuba diving class. An unattractive woman with a cold asks to be Renee's Renée's partner, but Alexandra intervenes and says that she and Renee Renée had already agreed to be partners, much to Renee's Renée's relief. This example fits the trope because there is considerable subsequent romantic subtext between Alexandra and the Black Widow, including two kisses.
* AnimalMotifs: The character played by Theresa Russell is compared to a black widow, a spider that eats her mate after reproduction. Alex even offers her a pendant
* BlackWidow: Of course. The title character seduces,
* BoyfriendBluff: Alexandra Barnes and
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* ClearMyName: The Black Widow frames Alex for Paul Nuytten's murder. Alex is arrested. {{Subverted|Trope}}: [[spoiler:The police did not believe the Black Widow's charade and Alexandra's arrest was a trap to catch her.]]
* DaChief: Alexandra's boss, Bruce, does not believe her at first, but finally he gives her some leeway to investigate the case.
* DefectiveDetective: The private investigator Shin is a heroin addict. The Black Widow gives him a choice of dying high or painfully, so she can make it look like an overdose.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: The Black Widow visits Alex in prison. [[spoiler:The police, Sara and Paul secretly listen to their conversation.]]
* DaChief: Alexandra's boss, Bruce, does not believe her at first, but finally he gives her some leeway to investigate the case.
* DefectiveDetective: The private investigator Shin is a heroin addict. The Black Widow gives him a choice of dying high or painfully, so she can make it look like an overdose.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: The Black Widow visits Alex in prison. [[spoiler:The police, Sara and Paul secretly listen to their conversation.]]
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* ClearMyName: The Black Widow frames Alex for Paul Nuytten's murder. Alex is arrested. {{Subverted|Trope}}: [[spoiler:The [[spoiler: The police did not believe the Black Widow's charade and Alexandra's arrest was a trap to catch her.]]
* DaChief: Alexandra's boss, Bruce, does not believe her at first, but he finallyhe gives her some leeway to investigate the case.
* DefectiveDetective: The private investigator Shin is a heroin addict. The Black Widow gives him a choice of dying high orpainfully, painfully so she can make it look like an overdose.
* EngineeredPublicConfession: The Black Widow visits Alex in prison.[[spoiler:The [[spoiler: The police, Sara Sara, and Paul secretly listen to their conversation.]]
* DaChief: Alexandra's boss, Bruce, does not believe her at first, but he finally
* DefectiveDetective: The private investigator Shin is a heroin addict. The Black Widow gives him a choice of dying high or
* EngineeredPublicConfession: The Black Widow visits Alex in prison.
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* FreudianExcuse: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Alex tells Bruce that she tries to understand the Black Widow. She says that she must hate older men. She says that she was beaten by her father. Then she asks Bruce if he believed her.
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* FreudianExcuse: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Alex tells Bruce that she tries to understand the Black Widow. She says that she must hate older men. She says that she was beaten by her father.father beat her. Then she asks Bruce if he believed her.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Paul rejects the idea that the Black Widow is after his money, as it all goes to charity if he dies. Turns out he's a resident of Florida where the spouse has the right to overturn the will.
* LoveTriangle: Paul Nuytten is attracted to both "Jessie" (Alex) and "Renee" (the Black Widow). He finally decides to marry "Renee". There is also a HomoeroticSubtext between Alex and the Black Widow.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The men killed by the Black Widow: two deaths are misdiagnosed as Ondine's curse. A third murder looks like a heart attack. Shin's death looks like an overdose. Ironically it's this trope that first arouses Alex's suspicions; one of her victims was in organised crime, so having him shot dead would have been ''less'' suspicious.
* LoveTriangle: Paul Nuytten is attracted to both "Jessie" (Alex) and "Renee" (the Black Widow). He finally decides to marry "Renee". There is also a HomoeroticSubtext between Alex and the Black Widow.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The men killed by the Black Widow: two deaths are misdiagnosed as Ondine's curse. A third murder looks like a heart attack. Shin's death looks like an overdose. Ironically it's this trope that first arouses Alex's suspicions; one of her victims was in organised crime, so having him shot dead would have been ''less'' suspicious.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Paul rejects the idea that the Black Widow is after his money, as it all goes to charity if he dies. Turns It turns out he's a resident of Florida where the spouse has the right to overturn the will.
* LoveTriangle: Paul Nuytten is attracted to both "Jessie" (Alex) and"Renee" "Renée" (the Black Widow). He finally decides to marry "Renee"."Renée". There is also a HomoeroticSubtext between Alex and the Black Widow.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The men killed by the Black Widow: two deaths are misdiagnosed as Ondine's curse. A third murder looks like a heart attack. Shin's death looks like an overdose.Ironically Ironically, it's this trope that first arouses Alex's suspicions; one of her victims was in organised crime, so having him shot dead would have been ''less'' suspicious.
* LoveTriangle: Paul Nuytten is attracted to both "Jessie" (Alex) and
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The men killed by the Black Widow: two deaths are misdiagnosed as Ondine's curse. A third murder looks like a heart attack. Shin's death looks like an overdose.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Literally; Alex is on the verge of warning one potential victim, but as she has no evidence she balks at doing so. This causes her a lot of guilt when he dies shortly afterwards.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Literally; Alex is on the verge of warning one potential victim, but as she has no evidence evidence, she balks at doing so. This causes her a lot of guilt when he dies shortly afterwards.
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Paul Nuytten was not poisoned and Alexandra's arrest was a trap to catch the Black Widow.]]
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* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Paul [[spoiler: Paul Nuytten was not poisoned and Alexandra's arrest was a trap to catch the Black Widow.]]
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* TakeThatKiss: When Alexandra gives Renee a piece of "black widow" jewelry (letting her know that Alexandra knows she's a BlackWidow), Renee kisses her as a challenge.
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* TakeThatKiss: When Alexandra gives Renee Renée a piece of "black widow" jewelry (letting her know that Alexandra knows she's a BlackWidow), Renee Renée kisses her as a challenge.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The instructions given by the scuba diving instructor foreshadows Alex's later accident and the way the Black Widow saves her.
* {{Frameup}}: The Black Widow frames Alex for Paul's murder: she hides poison in her apartment, and hires Shin to gather evidence of Alex's relationship with Paul.
* FreudianExcuse: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Alex tells Bruce that she tries to understand the Black Widow. She says that she must hate older men. She says that herself was beaten by her father. Then she asks Bruce if he believed her.
* {{Frameup}}: The Black Widow frames Alex for Paul's murder: she hides poison in her apartment, and hires Shin to gather evidence of Alex's relationship with Paul.
* FreudianExcuse: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Alex tells Bruce that she tries to understand the Black Widow. She says that she must hate older men. She says that herself was beaten by her father. Then she asks Bruce if he believed her.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The instructions given by the scuba diving instructor foreshadows foreshadow Alex's later accident and the way the Black Widow saves her.
* {{Frameup}}: The Black Widow frames Alex for Paul's murder: she hides poison in herapartment, apartment and hires Shin to gather evidence of Alex's relationship with Paul.
* FreudianExcuse: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Alex tells Bruce that she tries to understand the Black Widow. She says that she must hate older men. She says thatherself she was beaten by her father. Then she asks Bruce if he believed her.
* {{Frameup}}: The Black Widow frames Alex for Paul's murder: she hides poison in her
* FreudianExcuse: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Alex tells Bruce that she tries to understand the Black Widow. She says that she must hate older men. She says that
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* HulaAndLuaus: The main part of the film is set in Hawaii. At the airport, a girl gives necklaces of flowers to the people coming out of the plane. The volcanoes are shown. Alex and the Black Widow practice scuba-diving.
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* HulaAndLuaus: The main part of the film is set in Hawaii. At the airport, a girl gives necklaces of flowers to the people coming out of the plane. The volcanoes are shown. Alex and the Black Widow practice scuba-diving.scuba diving.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Creator/BobRafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/DennisHopper, and Creator/NicolWilliamson.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Creator/BobRafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/DennisHopper, Creator/NicolWilliamson, and Creator/NicolWilliamson.
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* AbusiveParents: Alex says that she was beaten by her father. {{Subverted|Trope}} because she was joking.
* ClearMyName: The Black Widow frames Alex for Paul Nuytten's murder. Alex is arrested. {{Subverted|Trope}}: [[spoiler:The police did not believe the Black Widow's charade and Alexandra's arrest was a trap to catch her.]]
* HomoeroticSubtext: Given that this movie was made in TheEighties, there's a surprising amount of lesbian subtext between the two main characters (while a PsychoLesbian or DepravedBisexual villain was nothing unusual, having TheHero share the attraction was).
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* LesbianSubtext: Given that this movie was made in TheEighties, there's a surprising amount of lesbian subtext between the two main characters (while a PsychoLesbian or DepravedBisexual villain was nothing unusual, having TheHero share the attraction was).
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The men killed by the Black Widow: two deaths are misdiagnosed as Ondine's Curse. A third murder looks like a heart attack. Shin's death looks like an overdose. Ironically it's this trope that first arouses Alex's suspicions; one of her victims was in organised crime, so having him shot dead would have been ''less'' suspicious.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The men killed by the Black Widow: two deaths are misdiagnosed as Ondine's Curse.curse. A third murder looks like a heart attack. Shin's death looks like an overdose. Ironically it's this trope that first arouses Alex's suspicions; one of her victims was in organised crime, so having him shot dead would have been ''less'' suspicious.
* PoolScene: The Black Widow swims naked in Paul's swimming pool to win him back after he slept at Alex's. Soon, Paul joins her.
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* TwoPersonPoolParty: The Black Widow has sex with Paul in his swimming pool.
* TheVamp: The Black Widow is a serial killer of rich men she married, ostensibly for their money.
* TheVamp: The Black Widow is a serial killer of rich men she married, ostensibly for their money.
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* LesbianSubtext: Given that this movie was made in TheEighties, there's a surprising amount of lesbian subtext between the two main characters (while a PsychoLesbian or was nothing unusual, having a female heroine share the attraction was).
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* LesbianSubtext: Given that this movie was made in TheEighties, there's a surprising amount of lesbian subtext between the two main characters (while a PsychoLesbian or DepravedBisexual villain was nothing unusual, having a female heroine TheHero share the attraction was).
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* AbusiveParents: Alex says that she was beaten by her father. {{Subverted|Trope}} because she was joking.
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* BlackWidow: Of course. The character played by Theresa Russell seduces, marries and then murders wealthy men.
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* BlackWidow: Of course. The title character played by Theresa Russell seduces, marries and then murders wealthy men.men, [[FemmeFatale extensively researching each target]] so she can present herself as the girl of their dreams.
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* ClearMyName: The Black Widow frames Alex for Paul Nuytten's murder. Alex is arrested. {{Subverted|Trope}}: [[spoiler:The police did not believe the Black Widow's charade and Alexandra's arrest was a trap to catch her.]]
* DefectiveDetective: Shin is a heroin addict.
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* FemmeFatale: The killer does extensive research into each future victim to mold herself into the perfect woman.
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* FoeRomanceSubtext: Between Alex and the Black Widow. As soon as they meet, they practice the KissOfLife. Later, the Black Widow kisses Alex on the mouth at her wedding party.
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* FoeRomanceSubtext: Between Alex and the Black Widow. As soon as they meet, they practice the KissOfLife. Later, the Black Widow kisses gives a TakeThatKiss to Alex on the mouth at her wedding party.
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* {{Frameup}}: The Black Widow tries to frame Alex for Paul's murder: she hides poison in her apartment, he asks Shin to gather evidence of Alex's relationship with Paul...
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* {{Frameup}}: The Black Widow tries to frame frames Alex for Paul's murder: she hides poison in her apartment, he asks and hires Shin to gather evidence of Alex's relationship with Paul...Paul.
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* HomoeroticSubtext: Between Alex and the Black Widow. As soon as they meet, they practice the KissOfLife during scuba training. Later, the Black Widow kisses Alex on the mouth at her wedding party.
* HulaAndLuaus: The main part of the film is set in Hawaii. At the airport, a girl gives necklaces of flowers to the people coming out of the plane. The volcanoes are showed. Alex and the Black Widow practice scuba-diving.
* KissOfDeath: The kiss the Black Widow gives to Alex Barnes at her wedding party. Aside from providing some HomoeroticSubtext, it also shows that the Black Widow intends to mess Alex over by framing her for Paul's death.
* HulaAndLuaus: The main part of the film is set in Hawaii. At the airport, a girl gives necklaces of flowers to the people coming out of the plane. The volcanoes are showed. Alex and the Black Widow practice scuba-diving.
* KissOfDeath: The kiss the Black Widow gives to Alex Barnes at her wedding party. Aside from providing some HomoeroticSubtext, it also shows that the Black Widow intends to mess Alex over by framing her for Paul's death.
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* KissOfDeath: The kiss the Black Widow gives to Alex Barnes at her wedding party. Aside from providing some
* LesbianSubtext: Given that this movie was made in TheEighties, there's a surprising amount of lesbian subtext between the two main characters (while a PsychoLesbian or was nothing unusual, having a female heroine share the attraction was).
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The men killed by the Black Widow: two deaths are misdiagnosed as Ondine's curse. A third murder looks like a heart attack. Shin's death looks like an overdose.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The men killed by the Black Widow: two deaths are misdiagnosed as Ondine's curse.Curse. A third murder looks like a heart attack. Shin's death looks like an overdose. Ironically it's this trope that first arouses Alex's suspicions; one of her victims was in organised crime, so having him shot dead would have been ''less'' suspicious.
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* PoolScene: The Black Widow swims naked in Paul's swimming pool to win him back after he slept at Alex's. Soon, Paul joins her.
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* PoolScene: The Black Widow swims naked in Paul's swimming pool to win him back after PoorCommunicationKills: Literally; Alex is on the verge of warning one potential victim, but as she has no evidence she balks at doing so. This causes her a lot of guilt when he slept at Alex's. Soon, Paul joins her.dies shortly afterwards.
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* SkinnyDipping: The Black Widow swims naked in Paul's swimming pool. Soon, Paul takes off his clothes and joins her.
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* SkinnyDipping: The Black Widow swims naked in Paul's swimming pool. pool, to win him back after he slept with Alex. Soon, Paul takes off his clothes and [[TwoPersonPoolParty joins her.her]].
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* TwoPersonPoolParty: The Black Widow has sex with Paul in his swimming pool.
* TheVamp: The Black Widow is a serial killer of rich men she married, ostensibly for their money.
* TheVamp: The Black Widow is a serial killer of rich men she married, ostensibly for their money.
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* TheVamp: The Black Widow is a serial killer of rich men she married, ostensibly for their money.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/DennisHopper, and Creator/NicolWilliamson.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson, Creator/BobRafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/DennisHopper, and Creator/NicolWilliamson.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/DennisHopper, and Creator/NicholWilliamson.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/DennisHopper, and Creator/NicholWilliamson.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, and Creator/DennisHopper.
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''Black Widow'' is a 1987 thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Creator/DebraWinger, Theresa Russell, Creator/DennisHopper, and Creator/DennisHopper.
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Also not to be confused with the unrelated Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse ''[[Film/BlackWidow2021 Black Widow]]'' movie. Though both this film and that movie are now owned by Creator/{{Disney}}.
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Also not to be confused with the unrelated Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse ''[[Film/BlackWidow2021 Black Widow]]'' movie. Though both this film and that movie are now owned by Creator/{{Disney}}.Creator/{{Disney}} thanks to their buyout of 20th Century Fox.
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Also not to be confused with the unrelated Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse ''[[Film/BlackWidow2021 Black Widow]]'' movie.
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Also not to be confused with the unrelated Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse ''[[Film/BlackWidow2021 Black Widow]]'' movie. Though both this film and that movie are now owned by Creator/{{Disney}}.
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''Black Widow'', a 2007 made-for-television movie produced by RHI Entertainment and starring Elizabeth Berkley, Alicia Coppola and Adriana [=DeMeo=], is a loose [[TheRemake remake]] of this film.
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''Black Widow'', a 2007 made-for-television movie produced by RHI Entertainment and starring Elizabeth Berkley, Alicia Coppola Creator/ElizabethBerkley, Creator/AliciaCoppola and Adriana [=DeMeo=], is a loose [[TheRemake remake]] of this film.
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* DefectiveDetective: Chin is a heroin addict.
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* DefectiveDetective: Chin Shin is a heroin addict.
