A federal investigator tracks down a gold-digging woman who moves from husband to husband to kill them and collect the inheritance.A federal investigator tracks down a gold-digging woman who moves from husband to husband to kill them and collect the inheritance.A federal investigator tracks down a gold-digging woman who moves from husband to husband to kill them and collect the inheritance.
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- TriviaDebra Winger was given the choice of the two roles in Black Widow (1987); she chose the role of the FBI agent, because she didn't understand the motivation as to why the Black Widow kills, so the title role went to Theresa Russell.
- GoofsInvestigator in the last fifteen minutes of the movie refers to Jessica Bates as Jessica Barnes.
- Quotes
Catherine Peterson: Mr. Shin, I'll tell you two things about me: I'm very rich. And I'm very wealthy.
- SoundtracksMagic Island
Written and performed by Peter Rafelson
Featured review
A fine thriller with moments of erotic tension
This murder yarn details the career of a female killer who marries men for their money, dispatches them without leaving any clues, then lays claim to their wealthy estates and moves on in search of another goldmine. The murders come to the attention of Debra Winger, a Federal investigator, although the film doesn't explain why the government is interested in these cases. Theresa Russell, the title character, is the attractive, intelligent woman who wins the confidence of the men she targets and uses her irresistible charm to disarm her suitors. Winger soon cultivates a friendship with Russell to get closer to her and anticipate her next moves but knows that she and her quarry are on a collision course. The women play subtle cat-and-mouse games with each other until the surprise ending, which proves that a black widow can spin one web too many. Winger and Russell generated an undertow of erotic tension between them that the picture didn't explore but the movie remains a good mystery.
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,205,460
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,426,831
- Feb 8, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $25,205,460
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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