The first feature to be directed by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of auteur David Lynch, Boxing Helena attracted many actresses including Madonna and Kim Basinger. She really doesn’t have that many body parts left to sacrifice so, will she choose to stay with the insipid premature-ejaculating Nick, or wait to be saved by the mesh-shirted, horrifically-wigged Ray? Her choice might surprise you. Slowly but surely he tries to win her heart but Helena still resists his romantic advances, so Nick devises another brilliant plan – he cuts off her arms. Nick cares for Helena by drugging her and keeping her prisoner. When Helena is tricked into visiting Nick and gets run over by a Chevy Nova, Nick comes up with a brilliant plan to save her life and win her love – he cuts off her legs. Helena, on the other hand, despises Nick and shares her life with the leather-clad Ray ( Bill Paxton).
Nick is obsessed with Helena ( Sherilyn Fenn), a young beautiful temptress with whom he once shared an unforgettable night with. He’s rich, successful, obsessed with his mother and a rather poor dresser – check out his jogging suit! But beneath his seemingly perfect life is a secret burning desire. Nick Cavanaugh ( Julian Sands) is a brilliant surgeon who appears to have everything a man could desire. It may start out looking like a remake of The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1958), but Boxing Helena (1993) succeeds in pushing the boundaries between love and sadism and art and entertainment. The plot is bizarre and perhaps sick at times, ending abruptly and with a twist.” (courtesy IMDB) She has other ideas, but an horrific accident leaves her at his mercy. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. “A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once ditched him.
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