In Brief:
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller movie directed by Adrian Lyne , and starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close . When Daniel attempts to end the affair, Alex becomes unstable and begins to stalk her former lover and his family. Daniel goes to the police to file a complaint against Alex, but finds them unsympathetic due to his cheating ways. Soon after, Alex's stalking devolves into threats, kidnapping, and eventually attacks on the family until a showdown must take place between Daniel's wife, Beth (Anne Archer ), and Alex.