What is Boxing Helena?
{{italic title}} '''''Boxing Helena''''' is a 1993 [[United States|American]] [[Romance movie|romantic]] [[drama movie]]. It is about a lonely [[surgeon]] from [[Atlanta]] who gets obsessed with an accident victim named Helena. [[Sherilyn Fenn]] plays Helena. This movie was originally marked [[NC-17]] (no children 17 and under admitted). It was later re-rated R on appeal. The movie performed very badly at the [[box office]]. The [[review]]s were very negative. This movie was released in September 1993. == Production == There was controversy with the casting of this movie. [[Madonna]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Unarmed And Dangerous: Jennifer Lynch loses Madonna, Basinger, gains Fenn for ''Boxing Helena'' |author=Jane Birnbaum |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 22, 1992 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310562,00.html |access-date=November 1, 2010 |archive-date=April 21, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421055154/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310562,00.html |url-status=deviated |archivedate=April 21, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421055154/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310562,00.html }}</ref> and [[Kim Basinger]] were each cast as Helena, but backed out. Basinger was taken to court for leaving the role. She lost, and was ordered to pay 8.1 million dollars.<ref>{{cite news |title= Basinger Tells Court Why She Refused Script |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 9, 1993 |url= http://articles.latimes.com/1993-03-09/local/me-896_1_kim-basinger |access-date=October 24, 2010 |first=Robert W. |last=Welkos}}</ref> The verdict was later set aside on appeal in 1994,<ref>{{cite news |title= Basinger Bankruptcy Puts Georgia Bank On The Block |work= Chicago Tribune |date= September 20, 1994 |url= http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-09-20/business/9409200104_1_main-line-pictures-boxing-helena-state-bank |access-date= October 24, 2010 |archive-date= July 1, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170701214134/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-09-20/business/9409200