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Dead Ringers (1988)

Directed by David Cronenberg

Drama | Thriller

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Overview

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.

Rated R | Length 115 minutes

Actors

Jeremy Irons | Geneviève Bujold | Heidi von Palleske | Barbara Gordon | Shirley Douglas | Stephen Lack | Nick Nichols | Lynne Cormack | Damir Andrei | Miriam Newhouse | David Hughes | Richard W. Farrell | Warren Davis | Marsha Moreau | Denis Akiyama | Dee McCafferty | Jane Luk | Jill Hennessy | David Cronenberg | Bob Bainborough | Jacqueline Hennessy | Jonathan Haley | Nicholas Haley | Susan Markle | Murray Cruchley | Tita Trevisan | David Walden | Liliane Stillwell | Denise McLeod | Nicholas Rice | Joe Matheson | Hadley Kay | Cynthia Eastman | Nora Colpman | Rena Polley | Madeleine Atkinson | John Bayliss | Graham Evans | Alan Gough | Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio | Julian-Peter Marcantonio | Greg Van Riel

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Sometimes it’s surprising how lauded David Cronenberg is by Criterion considering the bulk of their releases. But for film geeks it should be no surprise. To think that even Dead Ringers (1988) was granted a Criterion seal of approval is a feat. Not that it isn’t worthy (it is) but given the material it might come as a head-scratcher for those Criterion buffs out there (or not). Certainly Jeremy Irons deserves all the accolades for pulling off two convincing and distinguishable roles but it’s really Cronenberg that deserves all the credit for crafted this film.

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