Deathtrap

1982
PG
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

16K

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Dark Comedy Suspense Mystery Whodunnit Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal.A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal.A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

16K

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Awards
- 6 nominations

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Trivia
Director Sidney Lumet once commented on the real stage-play scenes seen in this movie: "We used the original set of 'Deathtrap' as our set for Sidney Bruhl's flop play. The Music Box (Theatre) is dark on Mondays, so we shot there on a Monday, along with six hundred dress extras as first-nighters. Thus, the opening scene is a movie of a play-within-a-play which takes place within the play on which the movie is based. If that's not completely clear, it's at least a 'first'!"

Goofs
When Sidney has the Deathtrap script and threatens to throw it into the fireplace, the fire isn't lit.

Quotes
Myra Bruhl: Is it really that good?
Sidney Bruhl: I'll tell you how good it is. Even a gifted director couldn't hurt it.

Crazy credits
Murderous weapons by Eoin Sprott.

Alternate versions
CBS added 4 minutes to this film for its 1986 network television premiere.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Porky's/El Salvador: Another Vietnam/Das Boot/Deathtrap/Richard Pryor: Live On The Sunset Strip (1982)

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Featured review

8/10

A Good Whodunnit Dramedy

As one reviewer said "It's hard to talk about this film without giving too much away" - and I do agree with this statement about the film. This is a movie one just has to simply watch for themselves because if you are told to much about the film then it would ruin the entire movie.

Is Deathtrap good? Yes it is a very good mystery dramedy (comedy-drama). It has it's comical moments but the film also has it's times of drama. If you like mysteries then you may enjoy this film.

Are you wanting a double feature? I would recommend this movie (Deathtrap) along with movies like: "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid", "Clue", "Sleuth", or "Murder by Death".

8/10