In the Cut
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| In the Cut | |
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 Promotional poster for the film. |
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| Directed by | Jane Campion |
| Produced by | Nicole Kidman Laurie Parker |
| Written by | Jane Campion Susanna Moore (novel) Stavros Kazantzidis |
| Starring | Meg Ryan Mark Ruffalo Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| Music by | Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson |
| Cinematography | Dion Beebe |
| Editing by | Alexandre de Franceschi |
| Distributed by | Screen Gems Columbia Pictures Pathé |
| Release date(s) |  September 9, 2003 October 22, 2003 |
| Running time | 119 min. |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
| Gross revenue | $23,726,793 |
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In the Cut is a 2003 American/British/Australian crime/erotic thriller film written and directed by New Zealand director Jane Campion. It is based on a Susanna Moore novel, and has been released on DVD. The unrated version is notorious for a scene of apparent unsimulated fellatio witnessed by Meg Ryan's character, although it was later revealed in the film commentary that the actress fellated a dildo. The film is noted for being the first time actress Meg Ryan appears fully nude in a film.
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[edit] Plot
Frannie (Meg Ryan) is a lonely New York City high school English teacher, who is compiling a dictionary of urban slang with the help of one of her students. Frannie "discovers the darker side of passion"[1] after becoming involved with a tough homicide detective investigating a series of murders in her neighborhood. As the plot develops, she begins to wonder if the detective (Mark Ruffalo) might be the murderer, but remains curious and passionate. When Frannie's younger half-sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is decapitated by the murderer, her doubts about the detective increase, despite her inability to distance herself from him. Finally convinced of his guilt, Frannie runs away from the detective, only to fall deeper into the web of the real murderer.
[edit] Cast
- Meg Ryan as Frannie Averey
- Mark Ruffalo as Detective Giovanni Malloy
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Pauline Averey
[edit] Production
Nicole Kidman and Jane Campion spent five years developing the film. This is Kidman's producing début. Nicole Kidman was originally cast as Frannie, but dropped out because she was divorcing and needed more time with her children; Meg Ryan was hired.
[edit] Cultural references
- In the Cut is referenced in the 2007 Judd Apatow film Knocked Up citing all the moments where Meg Ryan appears nude.
- The film is also referenced in the Family Guy episode, I Take Thee, Quagmire. Stewie, trying to give up breast milk, says, "I rented "In The Cut." Meg Ryan topless. No Thanks."
