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Single White Female is an American thriller film series. The series consisted of two films, a remake and a television series is in the works. [1]
A woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in.
A young woman develops a dangerous, obsessive friendship with her new roommate and plots to murder all those who she feels have done her new friend wrong.
A remake inspired by the original film titled The Roommate. When college freshman Sara Matthews arrives on campus for the first time, she befriends her roommate Rebecca Evans, unaware that the girl is becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
In December 2016, NBC is developing a television adaptation of the film.
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- A Y indicates the actor portrayed the role of a younger version of the character.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character was not in the film.
| Characters | Films | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Single White Female | Single White Female 2: The Psycho | The Roommate | |
| 1992 | 2005 | 2011 | |
| Allison "Allie" Jones | Bridget Fonda | ||
| Hedra "Hedy" Carlson / Ellen Besch | Jennifer Jason Leigh | ||
| Holly Parker | Kristen Miller | ||
| Tess Kositch | Allison Lange | ||
| Jan Lambert | Brooke Burns | ||
| Rebecca Evans | Leighton Meester | ||
| Sara Matthews | Minka Kelly | ||
| Stephen | Cam Gigandet | ||
| Irene Crew | Danneel Harris | ||
| Jason Tanner | Matt Lanter | ||
| Tracy Long | Aly Michalka | ||
| Crew/Detail | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Single White Female | Single White Female 2: The Psycho | The Roommate | |
| 1992 | 2005 | 2011 | |
| Director | Barbet Schroeder | Keith Samples | Christian E. Christiansen |
| Producer(s) | Barbet Schroeder | Marc Bienstock | Roy Lee Doug Davison Irene Yeung |
| Writer(s) | Screenplay by Don Roos Based on SWF Seeks Same by John Lutz | Glenn Hobart Andy Hurst Ross Helford | Sonny Mallhi |
| Composer | Howard Shore | Steven M. Stern | John Frizzell |
| Director of photography | Luciano Tovoli | Thomas M. Harting | Phil Parmet |
| Editor(s) | Lee Percy | Peter Devaney Flanagan | Randy Bricker |
| Production company | Destination Films | Vertigo Entertainment | |
| Distributor | Columbia Pictures | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Screen Gems |
| Release date | August 14, 1992 | October 25, 2005 | February 4, 2011 |
| Running time | 107 minutes | 88 minutes | 94 minutes |
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