To Die For
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gus Van Sant
Nicole Kidman
Matt Dillon
Joaquin Phoenix
Casey Affleck
Tom Quinn
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Suzanne Stone is a small town girl with a dream--to become a famous TV personality--a dream that becomes a nightmare when ambition turns into obsession. Disillusioned with her marriage to Larry, she immerses herself in the pursuit of her career and manages to talk her way into a job at the local TV station. She decides to produce a documentary about kids and enlists the help of three teenagers who seem to have little hope for the future: Jimmy, Russell, and Lydia. Together, they form a powerful and dangerous bond which threatens to blow the lid off their seemingly idyllic suburban life forever.
Director
Gus Van Sant
Cast
Nicole Kidman
Matt Dillon
Joaquin Phoenix
Casey Affleck
Tom Quinn
Nicholas Pasco
Alan Edward Lewis
Tamara Gorski
Holland Taylor
Katie Griffin
Graeme Millington
Simon Richards
Peter Glenn
Andrew Scott
Illeana Douglas
David Collins
David Cronenberg
Wayne Knight
Colleen Williams
Ian Heath
Maria Tucci
Buck Henry
Susan Backs
Kyra Harper
Carla Renee
Nadine Mackinnon
Susan Traylor
Tim Hopper
Gerry Quigley
Alison Folland
Amber-lee Campbell
Ron Gabriel
Tom Forrester
Conrad Coates
Janet Lo
Eve Crawford
Adam Roth
Kurtwood Smith
Dan Hedaya
Sean Ryan
Joyce Maynard
Michael Rispoli
Philip Williams
Crew
Tom Alway
Peter Appleton
Christopher Archibald
Kelly J Baker
Steve Bartek
Mary Bauer
David R Beecroft
Denis Bellingham
Deirdre Bowen
Lesley Boylen
Eleanor Broadwater
Kathryn Buck
Joseph M Caracciolo
Eric Carmen
Eric Carmen
Melissa J T Carter
Paul Casserly
Max Cavalera
Kim Chow
Ken Clark
Curtiss Clayton
David B Cohen
Rosmary Conte
Derby Crewe
Amy E Duddleston
Kevan Dutchak
Eric Alan Edwards
Danny Elfman
Robert Fernandez
Steve Ferrier
Pablo Ferro
Howard Feuer
Bruce Fisher
Michael Galbraith
David J. Grant
Brad Gratkowski
Patricia Green
Bill Hagan
Michael Hall
Dale Hawkins
Craig Hayes
Kerry Hayes
Buck Henry
Perry Hoffman
Willi Holst
Henry Iola
Sandy Isaac
Bill Jackson
Craig Jackson
Shauna Jamison
Gloria Kaiser
Edward King
Brian Kring
Owen Langevin
Carol Lavoie
Jodi Leesley
Donovan Leitch
Donovan Leitch
Stanley J Lewis
Parker Logan
Mark Manchester
Joyce Maynard
Fiona Mcdonald
Diane Mcwhinnie
Carla Meyer
Sachiko Miyamoto
Leslie Morgan
Andrea Morse
Malcolm Nefsky
Alex Newport
Keiko Nosaka
Sheri O'rourke
John Ozolins
David Parker
Jacqueline Parkin
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Rain Phoenix
Jeffrey Pollack
Andrew Poulos
Billy Preston
Billy Preston
Tom Quinn
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Michele Rakich
Lydia Rhodes
Lydia Rhodes
Elizabeth Ann Rinella
Regina Robb
Sheena D Robertson
Gary Rossington
Angie Rubin
Ellen Segal
George Segal
Michael Semanick
Burton Sharp
Tracy Shaw
Edgardo Simone
Concha Solano
Missy Stewart
Richard Stone
Vlasta Svoboda
Mary Sylwester
Jim Thompson
Mark Tierney
Ronnie Van Zant
Junior Vazquez
Steve Wakefield
Carole A Wattles
David J Webb
Valerie Weiss
Chel White
Delphine White
David J Woods
Gordon Yang
Laura Ziskin
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 1995 award for Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the 1995 award for Best Actress (Nicole Kidman) from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States August 1995
Released in United States Fall September 27, 1995
Released in United States on Video April 16, 1996
Released in United States September 1995
Released in United States September 2000
Wide Release in United States October 6, 1995
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 3-13, 1995.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 1995.
Based on the novel "To Die For" written by Joyce Maynard; published by Signet, 1993.
Some photography took place from April 8, 1994, prior to the start of principal photography.
Began shooting April 11, 1994.
Completed shooting June 22, 1994.
"To Die For" marks Gus Van Sant Jr's first major studio effort. Van Sant's previous features include "Mala Noche" (USA/1985), "Drugstore Cowboy" (USA/1989), "My Own Private Idaho" (USA/1991) and "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" (USA/1994).
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 1995.)
Released in United States on Video April 16, 1996
Released in United States August 1995 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival August 3-13, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 1995.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown in New York City (BAM Rose Cinema) as part of program "Buck Henry: The Buck Stops Here" September 7-22, 2000.)
Released in United States Fall September 27, 1995
Wide Release in United States October 6, 1995
