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LISTEN. Nicole Kidman (left) played Suzanne Stone Maretto, a character based on Pamela Smart (pictured at right during her murder trial in 1991) in the 1995 film "To Die For." The movie was...
- What Is 'To Die For' About?
- What Real-Life Crime Inspired 'To Die for'?
- What Happened to Pamela Smart?
- What Did Pamela Smart Think of Nicole Kidman's Performance in 'To Die For?'
- 'To Die For' Features One of Nicole Kidman's Best Performances
- 'To Die For's Suzanne Stone Is A Familiar Archetype in The Influencer Age
Set in a small New Hampshire town, To Die For follows Suzanne Stone, a young, bright-eyed woman with big dreams of being on television. After marrying Larry Maretto (Matt Dillon) and securing a job reading weather reports at a local news station, Suzanne begins to work on a documentary about teenage life. The project sees her cross paths with local...
In crafting her 1992 novel, novelist Joyce Maynard was inspired by the story of Pamela Smart. ACommunication major out of Florida State University, Smart married Gregory Smart in 1989 and relocated to New Hampshire, aspiring to work in television as the next Barbara Walters. After taking a media coordination position with one of the state's school ...
After a highly publicized trial, Pamela Smart was convicted for her involvement in Gregory Smart's murder on March 22, 1991. Receiving a life sentence, she was eventually transferred to Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York. For their part, the four teenagers who participated in Smart's murder were ultimately paroled. Their early release ...
Despite the film's warm reception by critics and moviegoers, and Nicole Kidman receiving particularly high praise for her performance, not everyone was thrilled with To Die For. While imprisoned at Bedford Falls in the mid-90s, Pamela Smart was able to watch the film inspired by her story, and her reaction was less than stellar. She would say in Th...
Putting her versatile talents to great use, Nicole Kidman's turn in To Die For remains a shining example of the actress flexing her performative muscles. Chewing up the scenery from beginning to end, she appears to relish playing such a multifaceted and ultimately sinister character. Full of contradiction, varying shades of personality, and ever-sh...
When To Die For was released in 1995, reality TV was still in its early days, but Nicole Kidman's portrayal of a woman obsessed with fame and celebrity is arguably more pertinent now than it was nearly three decades ago. Suzanne Stone would be right at home in today's democratized, self-promoting media landscape, likely hosting her own show or crea...
- Gus Van Sant
Sep 12, 2021 · In the end, Suzanne Stone Maretto thought she got away with it, but her husband's family made sure she didn't.
Jan 15, 2019 · Kidman’s portrayal of Suzanne Maretto, the character Smart had so clearly inspired, chafed Smart. “She portrayed me as flaky, like an airhead,” Smart says.
Jul 16, 2020 · But how the Sony/Columbia Pictures release — centered on aspiring small-town TV reporter Suzanne Stone Maretto ( Nicole Kidman ), who coerces a pair of dim, teen townies to kill her husband —...
- Stacey Wilson Hunt
Oct 1, 2021 · Loosely based on the Pamela Smart case, the movie tells the story of Suzanne Stone-Maretto, a blonde WASP narcissist who has always held aspirations of being on television as a broadcast journalist.
Aug 2, 2018 · There's a scene about halfway through Gus Van Sant's 1995 film To Die For, in which Suzanne Stone Maretto (Nicole Kidman) stands in the center of her lavishly appointed living room (she has never ...
