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Talk about dangerous liaisons. The Last Seduction -- and plenty of seductions before it -- illustrates how lethal a weapon sex appeal can be when wielded by the right woman.
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944, MCA/Universal) SETUP: Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck) persuades insurance-selling paramour Walter (Fred MacMurray) to off her husband. COME-ON: From his first sight of her wearing a towel and an engraved anklet, Walter is smitten. COMEDOWN: When Walter finds out Phyllis double-crossed him, he cancels her policy -- with a bullet.
BLACK WIDOW (1987, FoxVideo) SETUP: Federal investigator (Debra Winger) trails woman (Theresa Russell) whose rich husbands all died mysteriously. COME-ON: Chameleonic transformations and thorough study enable the widow to satisfy any mate. COMEDOWN: When her latest prey snares her, she ends up in prison.
KILL ME AGAIN (1989, MGM/UA) SETUP: Gambler (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer), on the run from the Mob and her boyfriend, hires PI (Val Kilmer) to fake her death. COME-ON: The two discover what a sexual stimulant a pint of A-negative blood can be when they smear it on themselves. COMEDOWN: Car chase leads to her high-speed encounter with propane gas tank.
BODY OF EVIDENCE (1993, MGM/ UA) SETUP: Art dealer (Madonna), on trial for killing lover through fornication, inflames her attorney (Willem Dafoe). COME-ON: She puts lawyer through such trials as sex with hot wax and amid broken glass. COMEDOWN: Fatally shot, the dirty dealer falls into a swimming pool.
ROMEO IS BLEEDING (1994, PolyGram) SETUP: The Mob pays rogue cop (Gary Oldman) $65,000 to kill hitwoman (Lena Olin); she offers him $325,000 to let her live. COME-ON: ''With or without?'' she asks about her detachable robotic arm, before they do the nasty. COMEDOWN: Inside a courthouse, the cop takes her out in a hail of bullets.
