12 Trashiest Films Ever Made

9. Body Of Evidence (1993)

Madonna Body of Evidence
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

When Basic Instinct made $352 million worldwide, every talentless and careerist €œstar€ decided to jump on the erotic thriller bandwagon, leading to some of the most pitiful and pedestrian thrillers that ever saw the light of a projector bulb. One of the first offenders was Body Of Evidence, which casts Madonna, a plumber€™s idea of a femme fatale, in the lead role.

Cast in the Michael Douglas part, but playing a defence lawyer instead of a cop, Willem Dafoe has to prove that the Material Girl didn€™t schtup her wealthy, elderly lover to death. He goes about this in a very unique way €“ after taking Madonna to bed, he allows her to pour hot wax onto his heart€™s delight (if you try this at home, let us know how it turns out, will you?)

Armed with first-hand knowledge, Dafoe defends his client with the line, €œIt€™s not a crime to be a great lay!€ He gets her off, only to realize that she was guilty all along. But you€™ve seen Basic Instinct, so you already knew that.

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Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'