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Boxing Helena [DVD]

Julian Sands (Actor), Sherilyn Fenn (Actor), Jennifer Chambers Lynch (Director, Writer) Rated:
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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 268 ratings
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Genre Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers
Format Color, Closed-captioned, Anamorphic, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC, DVD
Contributor Betsy Clark, Julian Sands, Kim Lentz, Philippe Caland, Kurtwood Smith, Bill Paxton, Marla Levine, Meg Register, Lloyd T. Williams, Sherilyn Fenn, Nicolette Scorsese, Jennifer Chambers Lynch, Art Garfunkel, Bryan Smith See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 47 minutes

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Fantasy, desire and manipulation make for a savory-yet-volatile cocktail in this psychological thriller about a woman held captive by a man who loves her. First-time writer-director Jennifer ChambersLynch (The Diary of Laura Palmer) brings "stylistic flair" (The Washington Post) to this haunting, erotic tale of love and lust that straddles the fine line between devotion and obsession. Nick Cavanaugh (Julian Sands, Timecode) is a brilliant surgeon who seems to haveit allmoney, looks, prestigebut all he wants is someone he can't have a voluptuous, cold-hearted seductress: Helena (Sherilyn Fenn, Three of Hearts). After Nick fails to impress her withhis wealth, Helena is struck down by a hit-and-run driver outside his mansion. The good doctor saves her life by amputating her legs, then seizes the opportunity of her immobility to hold her prisoner. Now, he's in control of Helena's body, but not her mind, for this shrewd, quick-thinking vixen ishellbent on keeping Nick on his toes in order to foil his selfish plan to have her not only as a trophy wife but his personal Venus de Milo.

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches; 4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Jennifer Chambers Lynch
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Closed-captioned, Anamorphic, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC, DVD
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 47 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 10, 2001
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Bill Paxton, Kurtwood Smith, Art Garfunkel
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish, French
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ MGM (Video & DVD)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000059H96
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Jennifer Chambers Lynch, Philippe Caland
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars I like Julian Sands and discovered this film while seeking out ...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2016
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    I like Julian Sands and discovered this film while seeking out something he's done besides the Warlock movies. I'm not a big fan of love stories. But if I'm going to watch one I want to see something erotic, unusual, amusing and with some danger, thank you! That's why I chose to order Boxing Helena and I was definitely not disappointed. At first I thought that Julian Sands and Sherylin Fenn were one of the more amusing comedy teams I'd seen in a while. But gradually it gets more serious and spooky once he has her in his possession. Because he is certainly doing some evil to this unfortunate lady. Yet he is almost always impeccably polite to her no matter how verbally she castigated him. I could never do such a thing to anyone who I loved, anyone period. He takes her from a bold, beautiful, free spirited woman to a person who feels she nolonger has any worth at all. I won't tell the ending save to say I for one was glad of it turning out as it did. For me this was a great story about the terror and destruction of obsessive love. I know from experience that it truly never ends until the stalker dies. I like this screen play was written by a young lady, the daughter of David Lynch and that she directed it at age 25. I like to see young women making something of themselves, it's inspiring. I was saddened to hear she really got made fun of for this film. I heard she even won a golden tomato award for worst director. She didn't deserve it. Neither did Helena just for attracting the wrong man.
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  • amyfaerie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality, rare DVD.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023
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    It took a while to find a copy, but I’m really glad I did. I watched this so. many. times on VCR when I was in my 20s; still rocks as a statement on whyte male entitlement.

    Note: don’t buy a copy with “Julian Sand.” Those are fake! : ) Best to buy secondhand.
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  • Joe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love weird movies
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2023
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    Slow , funny & weird movie . Definitely my type of cinema .
    A++
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  • Randal J. Batty
    4.0 out of 5 stars Boxing Helena - The Impossibility of Capturing Beauty
    Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2011
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    By reading the other reviews, you'll gather this film is not for everyone. I owned this on VHS tape and decided to buy the DVD -- primarily because I think it will be unobtainable in the future. The underlying theme (as I see it) is the unsuccessful attempt of one man to capture and possess beauty -- in the form of a female form. Men perceive beauty in various manifestations -- a colorful sunset, a field of fresh flowers, reflections on a body of water, etc. Included in this catalog is the beauty of women. Non-rationalizing men will misinterpret this attraction to beauty as a sexual magnet. The protagonist of the film is not of this ilk. He is mild, sensitive, caring, attentive, but at the same time totally unconscious of his impossible desires to isolate beauty as if it were a statue. He does everything he can to discard the troublesome aspects to his imagination -- wherein one will read of all the horrific undertakings (as posted by many others). But, these horrors are merely symbolic. The thrust of the protagonist's motivations revolve around his unconscious desires to obtain and hold mastery over the essence of beauty (however truncated). He has no inkling that beauty is elusive, intangible, something that stirs the soul but cannot be subject to possession. (Spoiler) The entire events are revealed to be nothing but a dream, taking the movie out of the realm of mere horror and firmly placing it into a psychological mind-exercise. The film is bound to be misinterpreted/misrepresented because most viewers will not grasp the element of the male psyche as interpreting all obstacles to his longings as mere physical impediments (albeit in perhaps an overly graphic, realistic manner). The film triple-underscores this terrible shortcoming in the male unconscious -- something that must be brought to his full awareness for the sake of any/all viable male-female relationships. Because of the inherent complexity of the subtext, the movie will probably only be appreciated by symbolists and intellectuals.
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  • Silver Rain
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Movie.. but funny...
    Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014
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    Okay first of all I did want to say that I got this movie as a Korean Import It's great I have no complaints at all. It is kinda funny though I noticed that the cover has Julian Sands name wrong (they forgot the s at the end of Sands) and the description has a bit of typo as well. Heck, we all make mistakes. Other than that I didn't laugh... It's a great movie, one that I watched in my mid-teens. Which has me thinking, what the heck was I watching at that age! But yes I thought it was great then and I think it's a great film now. That's why I decided to add it to my collection. Julian Sands character is so creepy if he wasn't so hot I would've purged. Sherilyn Fenn is an incredibly beautiful woman. Her character here was a real selfish bitch it made me feel sorry for her. This movie is so creepy, uncomfortable, sexy, and very provocative! I love it!
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  • emma
    5.0 out of 5 stars Found Boxing Helena on Amazon
    Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2011
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    Boxing Helena is one of the most chilling movies I have ever watched. It is riveting. I wanted my fiance to watch it and you can't get it through Red Box or Netflix or purchase at any store. So hard to find and I don't know why? My sister recommended I go through Amazon and I am just surprised I didn't think of it myself!!! Found it!!! Recently I couldn't find Mint Assure so I looked on Amazon and sure enough they had it so I bought it today. Thanks Amazon:)
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  • Nan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great quality product!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2022
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    Received quickly and in good quality
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  • Heather
    1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE! Scratches all over! Does not WORK!!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2019
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    Disappointed!! This DVD was never checked to see if it even works. Once placed in the dvd player it made loud noises and all it did was SKIP!! I took it out and when put up to the light and at angle you can see scratches all along the surface of the DVD. Sending the movie back for a refund. Will look at other sellers for this dvd.
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  • PascaleDA
    5.0 out of 5 stars Film culte
    Reviewed in France on July 27, 2023
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    Bien reçu. État impeccable. Je cherchais ce film depuis longtemps, c'est parfois dur de trouver d'anciens films des années 80/90 et sous titrés français. Un film qui a révélé Julian Sands.
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  • Frederick peter scoullar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Been looking for this for years
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2023
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    Yes a classic thriller been looking for this on dvd or blu ray for years then just come across it one day looking through Amazon pages did not know it was available so I was amazed .
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  • Victor
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic film
    Reviewed in Sweden on December 3, 2022
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    It arrived well and I've watched it numerous times .
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  • O. Günther
    5.0 out of 5 stars Endlich auch auf deutscher DVD
    Reviewed in Germany on August 8, 2019
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    Die Tochter von David Lynch liefert hier (1993 entstand der Film) ihre 1. Regiearbeit ab. Bis zur Ankündigung der deutschen DVD hatte ich noch gar nichts von dem Film gehört, musste ihn aber haben. Einerseits war der Preis sehr niedrig und in einem Filmforum habe ich Meinungen über den Film gelesen, die mich neugierig machten. Das Bild der DVD ist recht gut, vor allem für so ein Billigprodukt. Ich mag ungewöhnliche Filme, die abseits vom Mainstream liegen und wurde nicht enttäuscht. Zur Handlung haben einige schon viel geschrieben, so dass ich mir das sparen kann. Ein Schuss Erotik ist drin, vor allem gefiel mir aber die ungewöhnliche Handlung. Ich kann den Film zu diesem Schnäppchenpreis sehr empfehlen!
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  • アンドリアノフ
    1.0 out of 5 stars 日本語字幕なし。。。
    Reviewed in Japan on May 14, 2017
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    韓国製という表示がなく（見逃した？）日本語字幕もないものだった。もっとよく調べれば良かったのですが、ガッカリでした。今後は自分も気をつけますが、表記をわかりやすくして欲しいと思いました。
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