Fatal Attraction (1987), plus a very nerdy chat with Sam Raimi

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Tuesday, 3 February 2026 - 1 hour 20 minutes

Quite the double dose in this episode of Film Stories.

Firstly, the story of how Fatal Attraction came from the roots of a short film at the start of the 1980s. How directors such as John Carpenter turned it down. And how the infamous battle over its ending led to one of the iconic movie thrillers of the 1980s.

Then! It's only Sam Raimi! Chatting about Send Help, movie frame rates, For Love Of The Game and futuristic prison movies...

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