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| Director: | Bruce Beresford |
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| Writer: | Charlie Peters |
| Staring: |
| A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 03, 1989 |
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| Director: | Bruce Beresford |
| Writer: | Charlie Peters |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | beautiful woman, writer |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Selleck | Phil Blackwood |
| Paulina Porizkova | Nina |
| William Daniels | Sam |
| James Farentino | Frank Polito |
| Patrick Wayne | Gary Blackwood |
| Tess Harper | Sally Blackwood |
| Ronald Guttman | 'Lucy' Comanescu |
| Victor Argo | Avram |
| Hurd Hatfield | Troppa |
| Bill Smitrovich | Farrell |
| Bobo Lewis | Rose |
| Jane Welch | Millie |
| Austin Hay | Oliver |
| W. Benson Terry | FX |
| Joan Copeland | Audrey |
| Liliana Głąbczyńska | Laura |
| Alan Mixon | Nina's Father |
| Barbara Caruso | Nina's Mother |
| Marlene Bryan | Laurie |
| William Aylward | Greg |
| Sara E. Pfaff | Heather Blackwood |
| Trevor Soponis | Tony Blackwood |
| David Chandler | Eugene Mason |
| Ted Sutton | Cop |
| Brian Costantini | Cop |
| Nat Benchley | Prosecutor |
| John Badila | Defender |
| Dick Harrington | Henry the Neighbor |
| Jo Ann Havrilla | Woman at Lecture |
| Joseph Eubanks | Cocktail Man |
| Vivienne Shub | Cocktail Lady |
| Kathleen Goldpaugh | Cocktail Lady |
| Patrick McDade | Federal Agent |
| Allen Fitzpatrick | Federal Agent |
| Wilfred Williams | Frank's Partner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bruce Beresford | Director |
| Freddie Francis | Director of Photography |
| Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Anne Goursaud | Editor |
| Henry Bumstead | Production Design |
| Gary Jones | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Medusah | Hair Designer |
| Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Stacy Logan | Stunts |
| Larry Nicholas | Stunts |
| David Perna | Stunts |
| Cris Thomas-Palomino | Stunts |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Randy Newman | Songs |
| Norman Howell | Stunts |
| G.A. Aguilar | Stunts |
| Rick LeFevour | Stunts |
| Eddie Matthews | Stunts |
| Bob Yerkes | Stunts |
| Chuck Jeffreys | Stunts |
| Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| R.A. Rondell | Stunts |
| Ken Carlson | Casting |
| Charlie Peters | Writer |
| Steve Walker | Art Direction |
| James W. Payne | Set Decoration |
| Daniel Franklin | Unit Production Manager |
| Erich Roland | Steadicam Operator |
| David Davenport | Costumer |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Annette Haywood-Carter | Script Supervisor |
| Richard Luke Rothschild | First Assistant Director |
| Richard Coad | Second Assistant Director |
| Guy Faria | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Marcia Holley | Stunts |
| John D. Burkley | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Tom Lupo | Stunts |
| Kristyn Randall | Stunts |
| Jeffrey J. Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Martin Elfand | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Franklin | Associate Producer |
| Keith Barish | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | Jane Seymour | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Maggie Smith | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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