Scissors

Scissors is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Frank De Felitta and starring Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Steve Railsback. The plot centers on the life of Angela Anderson (Sharon Stone), a sexually repressed woman who becomes trapped in a mysterious apartment. Plot Angela Anderson buys a pair of large scissors from a hardware shop. On her way home, she is attacked in the elevator of her apartment block by a red-bearded man, whom she stabs with the scissors in self-defense. Immediately after the attack Angela is found by twin brothers who live next door to her. The first brother Alex is the star of a successful soap opera, whereas the other, Cole, is an artist and wheelchair user. An attraction develops between Angela and Alex, which is constantly restrained by Angela's sexual repression. Hypnotherapy sessions with her psychiatrist Dr. Stephan Carter reveal a red-bearded man named Billy in Angela's past, a startling coincidence to her recent attack. Following her attack in the elevator, the increasing attention from Alex, and the fear of Cole she develops, Angela's sheltered world starts to fall apart. After another encounter with her red-bearded attacker, and harassment from Cole, Angela finds herself lured with the prospect of a job to a large and mysterious apartment where she finds herself trapped.