Jennifer lynch directed the thriller which starred julian sands, sherilyn fenn, and bill paxton. It is about a lonely surgeon from atlanta who gets obsessed with an accident victim named helena. Sherilyn fenn and julian sands in boxing helena 1993 sherilyn fenn in. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. The ins and outs of boxing helena the new york times. No sooner had she agreed to make boxing helena than republic pictures international, main lines foreign sales representative, began to sell foreign rights to the film at the american film. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. This film is noteworthy only for the list of stars who bailed out of it. The 1993 multimillion dollar ruling against her caused her to file for bankruptcy. Greatest movie plot twists, spoilers and surprise endings filmsite. Fantasy and desire are unleashed in this haunting, erotic tale of love, lust and obsession. Boxing helena 1993 movie summary and film synopsis on mhm. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. While barely old enough to buy wine coolers at the local.
In boxing helena, a top surgeon obsesses over a beautiful woman who once ditched him. She tries to escape, and like a venus of milo, nick removes her two arms, and keeps her hold to a wheelchair. For a brief, shining moment, 1993s boxing helena appeared to be a publicists dream. A rich surgeon julian sands operates on the object of his obsession, his grotesquely disfigured aloof neighbor sherilyn fenn. A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.
Orion classics usa, republic pictures nonusa, entertainment film distributors uk. Feb 26, 2009 boxing helena, jennifer lynchs first film, attracted such vicious criticism the director disappeared for 15 years. Nick throws a party, helena is invited and actually shows up go figure, but makes googoo eyes at russell, and they leave together. Not wanting to live life without her, he tries to convince. She was replaced by kim basinger, who also left the film and was successfully sued for breach of contract. Kim basinger was initially offered to act as helena, but she declined because she believed it was degrading to women. Boxing helena, jennifer lynchs first film, attracted such vicious criticism the director disappeared for 15 years. Jennifer lynch, screenwriter and director of boxing helena, maintains the films plot makes it possible to safely explore deviant behavior. Feb 14, 2015 synopsis and thoughts on boxing helena 1993 boxing helena 1993 poster and stills are the property of. However, we should decide for ourselves what our own opinions are. Orion classics usa, republic pictures nonusa, entertainment film.
Nick cavanaugh is a brilliant surgeon who seems to have it all money, prestige, looks everything. In boxing helena, a sexually immature surgeon named nick played by an aggressively. Refusing to accept that she has moved on, he amputates her. Can someone explain me please the movie boxing helena. John patterson salutes the return of jennifer lynch. Nick tries to get close to helena again and one day, he convinces her to go to his home, to get her address book back. Ending spoiler for boxing helena 1993, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. How it all goes down will remain the stuff of bad movie legend.
An ambitious and disturbing film that was somewhat poorly executed when translated to the screen. Apr 09, 1993 and to almost everyone else who has had a brush with boxing helena, which is the first feature written and directed by 25yearold jennifer lynch davids daughter. I like julian sands and discovered this film while seeking out something hes done besides the warlock movies. If youre sincere, be sure to know what youre getting. Sherilyn fenn is wonderful as helena and gives a performance way beyond the cherrysucking antics of twin peaks. Sometimes i hear from readers who confess they are in the mood to watch a really bad movie. Boxing helena is a bad film with terrible acting, cliched dialogue, a silly. Another alternative almost the entire film was a dream. John patterson salutes her return and her new movie. The world finally sees boxing helena for the pile of trumped up claptrap it. Boxing helena is a 1993 american romantic mystery thriller film with horror elements directed by jennifer lynch, and starring. Sep 07, 2007 ok, i saw this movie a long time ago so my memory is not the best.
Synopsis and thoughts on boxing helena 1993 boxing helena 1993 poster and stills are the property of. Boxing helena is a bad film with terrible acting, cliched dialogue, a silly script, pedestrian camera work and inferior direction. Refusing to accept that she has clearly moved on from their unmemorableforher tryst, nick is driven. Doctor nick is the best in his surgical field, but hes a bit on the obsessed sort of way with a woman who once dumped him after one night together. And to almost everyone else who has had a brush with boxing helena, which is the first feature written and directed by 25yearold jennifer lynch davids daughter. Boxing helena simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Boxing helena 1993 film and plot synopsis in boxing helena, a top surgeon obsesses over a beautiful woman who once ditched him. Oct 24, 2007 women are regularly degraded in film, but seldom, if ever, with so little subtext as in boxing helena. Boxing helena is a highly controversial film about a mans sexual obsession. Boxing helena is a 1993 american romantic drama movie. Movies that are so bad theyre good should generally get two and a half stars.
The good doctor lacks coping skills, so he cant get over her. His courtship only invites scorn but, when helena is hit by a car. A great movie to watch if you to feel inferior and pathetic about your relationships with women. Thats why i chose to order boxing helena and i was definitely not disappointed. Fenn is the freespirited helena, unfortunate object of surgeon sands sexual obsession. In boxing helena, a sexually immature surgeon named nick played by an aggressively creepy julian sands, warlock, becomes obsessed with the beautiful and enigmatic helena sherilyn fenn, twin peaks, with whom he once shared a onenight stand. Its uncomfortable theme of a female living torso kept as the trophy of an obsessively demented male doctor already has feminists foaming at the mouth. Boxing helena 1993, directed by jennifer chambers lynch.
It takes a car accident to set in motion the events that make helena nicks prisoner, as the plot ms. Lynchs sense of her heroines intrinsic power comes through very clearly, and helena. When helena wakes up, she is without both legs and abducted by nick. Helena discusses with nick, and is hit by a car in front of nicks mansion. Boxing helena is a 1993 film directed by jennifer chambers lynch the daughter of david lynch and starring julian sands and sherilyn fenn. Boxing helena, however, turns up the volume on sexism in movies so. Simon allen, head of projection at the national film theatre. Boxing helena is a 1993 american mystery thriller film with horror elements directed by jennifer lynch, and starring sherilyn fenn, julian sands and bill paxton. Been ages since ive seen the film but wasnt it in the end revealed that much of the events were imagined by the surgeon. Sep 03, 1993 boxing helena, while not the work of a girl scout, could also not be mistaken for a film made by a man.
But if im going to watch one i want to see something erotic, unusual, amusing and with some danger, thank you. Boxing helena 1993 jennifer chambers lynch synopsis. It is so blatantly misogynistic that it becomes something of a marvel a film rigidly intent to spin a tale of gothic sexuality, and failing on that promise, emerging as something impressively tasteless and ridiculous. The plot follows a surgeon whose growing obsession with a woman leads him to amputate her limbs and hold her captive in his home after she suffers a car accident. Jul 05, 1992 no sooner had she agreed to make boxing helena than republic pictures international, main lines foreign sales representative, began to sell foreign rights to the film at the american film. While barely old enough to buy wine coolers at the local walmart, david lynchs brilliant, beautiful young daughter jennifer chambers lynch wrote a screenplay that gave a perverse quasifeminist slant on her fathers pet themes of voyeurism, obsession, and psychosexual motherfuckery. Nick cavanaugh is a lonely surgeon who will do anything to be with the object of his affection, the beautiful helena, who in response wants nothing to do with the. It is boxing helena 1993, directed by jennifer chambers lynch and starring julian sands, sherilyn fenn, and art garfunkel. Boxing helena feature debut of 24yearold writerdirector jennifer lynch daughter of david offers up julian sands as a top surgeon who has had a onenight stand with stunning neighbor sherilyn. When helena is in a tragic accident in front of nicks mansion, he takes her into his. The plot is bizarre and perhaps sick at times, ending abruptly and with a twist. Despite the torture inflicted on helena, fenns portrayal never allows you to feel abject horror, as her helena remains caustic, tough and impossible to break throughout the film.
John patterson salutes the return of jennifer lynch, director. The plot follows a surgeon whose growing obsession with a woman leads. After the key events that make fenn dependent on sands, the plot meanders around with little focus until fenn seems to just change her mind for no reason. A surgeon becomes obsessed with the seductive woman he once was in an affair with. Speaking of feet, boxing helena is the one that sounds as if its story, about a surgeon who amputates the arms and legs of the woman he loves, could make ms. Helenas surgical dismemberment was only nicks obsessive dream. He tries to convince her that they need each other, but she rejects his advances. Surgeon nick cavanaugh is obsessed with a beautiful woman named helena. She left her purse at the party, but the address book is missing, so she goes back to the house with him. Not wanting to live life without her, he tries to convince her that they are perfect for each other. Twelve filmlovers pick their most hated movies of all.
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