Fatal Attraction, released in 1987, was one of those era defining smash hits that seemed to tap into the subconscious fears of a nation, in its case those of Reaganite America.
The fear being that despite a well-paid job, a picture perfect family and beautiful house, you are still one bit of thoughtless animal sexytime away from losing everything. At least as far as a man was concerned. In it, Michael Douglas had an affair with Glenn Close only to find she was a complete psycho who would try to destroy his family.
