Two Moon Junction
1988
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Take one peak into the shoddy, tasteless Boxing Helena, and you'll realize why Madonna and Kim Basinger bailed out of the title role. Full Review | Apr 18, 2018
Sep 3, 1993 · Presented instead as a macabre modern fairy tale, and staged in unexpectedly discreet style (under the circumstances), her "Boxing Helena" is at least as hypnotically peculiar as it is...
- Jennifer Lynch
The film received largely negative reviews from critics upon release and was widely considered to be of poor quality, despite garnering praise at Sundance. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 17% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.
Boxing Helena: Directed by Jennifer Lynch. With Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Bill Paxton, Kurtwood Smith. A surgeon becomes obsessed with the seductive woman he once was in an affair with. Refusing to accept that she has moved on, he amputates her limbs and holds her captive in his mansion.
- Jennifer Lynch
- 2 min
Sep 3, 1993 · In Boxing Helena, Julian Sands, as Dr. Nick Cavanaugh, kidnaps his sex object and surgically removes her arms and legs so she can’t leave him. Dr. Nick sees it as love, or maybe he’s just wild...
Sep 3, 1993 · Boxing Helena - Metacritic. Summary Fantasy and desire are unleashed in this haunting, erotic tale of love, lust and obsession. Nick Cavanaugh (Sands) is a brilliant surgeon who seems to have it all -- money, prestige, looks -- everything except Helena (Fenn), a voluptuous, cold-hearted seductress.
