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{{Short description|Film by Peter Mackenzie Litten}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = To Die For
| name = To Die For
| image = To Die For (1994 film).png
| image = To Die For (1994 film).png
| caption = UK theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Peter Litten|Peter Mackenzie Litten]]
| director = [[Peter Litten|Peter Mackenzie Litten]]
| writer = [[Johnny Byrne (writer)|Johnny Byrne]]<br>Peter Mackinzie Litten<br>[[Paul McEvoy]]
| producer =
| producer = Gary Fitzpatrick
| writer = [[Johnny Byrne (writer)|Johnny Byrne]]<br>Peter Mackinzie Litten<br>[[Paul McEvoy]]
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Thomas Arklie]]
* [[Thomas Arklie]]
* [[Ian Williams (actor)|Ian Williams]]
* [[Ian Williams (actor)|Ian Williams]]
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* [[Caroline Munro]]
* [[Caroline Munro]]
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}}
| music = Roger Bolton
| music = Roger Bolton
| cinematography = [[John Ward (cinematographer)|John Ward]]
| cinematography = [[John Ward (cinematographer)|John Ward]]
| editing = [[Jeffrey Arsenault]]
| editing = [[Jeffrey Arsenault]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* TDF Production
* TDF Production
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* British Screen
* British Screen
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| distributor = [[Palisades Tartan|Metro Tartan Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Palisades Tartan|Metro Tartan Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1994|12|02|United Kingdom|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1994|12|02|United Kingdom|df=y}}
| runtime = 101 minutes
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| language = English
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* [[Caroline Munro]] as Mrs. Pignon
* [[Caroline Munro]] as Mrs. Pignon
* [[Ian McKellen]] as Quilt Documentary Narrator
* [[Ian McKellen]] as Quilt Documentary Narrator

==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:26, 1 October 2024

To Die For
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Mackenzie Litten
Written byJohnny Byrne
Peter Mackinzie Litten
Paul McEvoy
Produced byGary Fitzpatrick
Starring
CinematographyJohn Ward
Edited byJeffrey Arsenault
Music byRoger Bolton
Production
companies
  • TDF Production
  • The London Lighthouse
  • British Screen
Distributed byMetro Tartan Pictures
Release date
  • 2 December 1994 (1994-12-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

To Die For is a 1994 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Peter Mackenzie Litten and written by Johnny Byrne, Paul McEvoy and Litten. The film stars Thomas Arklie, Ian Williams, Tony Slattery, Dillie Keane, Jean Boht, John Altman and Caroline Munro.

Plot

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Set in London in the early 1990s, the film portrays the bittersweet lifestyles of a young gay couple in a fiery open relationship. Mark is an acerbic drag queen with a sharp tongue, who finds it difficult to accept his much better-looking partner's highly promiscuous lifestyle of non-stop clubbing and cruising. Worse still, Mark is HIV positive and his partner is negative.

Both of them are struggling to come to terms with Mark's deteriorating condition. Nowadays, Mark prefers to stay at home when not performing – working on his own panel of embroidery for an AIDS quilt memorial project. Simon, however, prefers to turn a blind eye to the situation and continues to cruise London's gay bars at night looking for action.

Mark dies early on in the story and Simon becomes the focus of the story as he buries his feelings and continues his torrid sex life. At first, he seems completely unaffected by his lover's death. However, when Mark returns to haunt him, his life suddenly becomes a lot more complex, especially as he is the only one who can see Mark.

It turns out that Mark has actually returned to help his partner to accept his true feelings and to encourage him to reassess his reckless lifestyle – a lifestyle that he is sure will never bring him the happiness he seeks. Eventually, Mark gets through to him and Simon breaks down and weeps for the very first time.

Mark's work is done and he can leave his one-time lover to move on with his life.

Cast

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References

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