''Malicious'' is a 1995 Canadian-American erotic thriller film starring

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and Patrick McGaw. The plot follows a star college baseball player (McGaw) who has a fling with a disturbed medical student (Ringwald) who begins to stalk him. The film's main character has been discussed by psychiatrists and film experts, and has been used as a film illustration for the

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entity known as

borderline personality disorder Borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), is a personality disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships, distorted sense of self, and strong ...

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* 1995 films 1990s psychological thriller films 1990s erotic thriller films American erotic thriller films Canadian erotic thriller films English-language Canadian films Erotic romance films Borderline personality disorder in fiction Films about sexuality Films about stalking 1990s English-language films 1990s American films 1990s Canadian films {{erotic-thriller-film-stub