Body of Evidence is a 1993 erotic thriller film directed by Uli Edel, written by Brad Mirman and produced by Dino De Laurentiis.

The film stars Madonna and Willem Dafoe, and features Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore and Jürgen Prochnow in supporting roles.

Widely considered to be a vanity project for Madonna and derided for its plot inconsistencies and incongruous dialogue, it marked her fourth film performance to be universally panned by critics, following Shanghai Surprise (1986), Who's That Girl (1987) and Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989).

Wealthy Portland resident Andrew Marsh dies from complications stemming from an erotic incident involving bondage and homemade pornography.

District Attorney Robert Garrett seeks to prove that Rebecca deliberately induced Marsh's fatal heart attack with vigorous sexual activity to receive the $8 million he left her in his will.

Despite Frank's fear of the implications of being observed, he eagerly accedes to Rebecca's insistence that they then engage in public sex in the parking garage of the courthouse.

Footage from Marsh's home video reveals that he had an affair with his secretary, Joanne Braslow, who is a key witness against Rebecca.

Before leaving the scene with his wife to repair their relationship, Frank tells Garret he should have won the case, with Garrett replying: "I did".

[10] The first theatrical release was censored for the purpose of obtaining an R rating, reducing the film's running time from 101 to 99 minutes.

The critical consensus reads, "Body of Evidence's sex scenes may be kinky, but the ludicrous concept is further undone by the ridiculous dialogue.

"[12] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 29 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

[16] His colleague Gene Siskel called Body of Evidence a "stupid and empty thriller" that is worse than her softcore coffee table book Sex.