Film Response Paper Released on September 11, 1987 and directed by Adrian Lyne, the film Fatal Attraction leaves audiences cringing at just the mere thought of an obsession. The film features two main characters. Primarily being Mr. Dan Gallagher. Dan Gallagher is a happily married attorney, who lives in Manhattan, New York. Mr. Gallagher encounters a female editor named Alex. Ms. Alex works for a publishing company. While Mr. Gallagher’s wife, and daughter, are out of town for the weekend, Mr. Gallagher has an affair with Ms. Alex. What Mr. Gallagher thought to merely be a hookup, and a mutual agreement between the two, ends up being much more trouble than he had bargained for. Mr. Gallagher becomes irritated and remorseful when Ms. Alex
