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Her Alibi

Her Alibi

1989Movie⏱️ 1h 34mPG
ComedyCrimeMysteryRomance
5.8
IMDB Rating
8,446 votes

Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?

Director
Bruce Beresford
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels
Release Date
February 3, 1989
Language
English, Romanian, Spanish
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 47
Reviews
📋 5.1K
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🎭 Top Cast

Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck
as Phil Blackwood
Paulina Porizkova
Paulina Porizkova
as Nina Ionescu
William Daniels
William Daniels
as Sam
James Farentino
James Farentino
as Frank Polito
Hurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield
as Troppa
Ronald Guttman
Ronald Guttman
as 'Lucy' Comanescu
Victor Argo
Victor Argo
as Avram
Patrick Wayne
Patrick Wayne
as Gary Blackwood
Tess Harper
Tess Harper
as Sally Blackwood
Bill Smitrovich
Bill Smitrovich
as Farrell

💰 Box Office

$18,699,037
Worldwide Gross
$18,699,037
Domestic Gross
$5,037,047
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Filming Location
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Romantic ComedyScrewball ComedyComedyCrimeMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Under-appreciated suspense comedy
by dave13-12008-07-19
6/10

"Always likable Tom Selleck is well cast as a mediocre mystery writer (VERY mediocre, based on the samples of his writing we get in the voice-over narrations, which are one of the funniest parts of the movie). He's looking for a plot for his next book and finding it in the person of a beautiful Romanian college student (Paulina Porizkova) who seems to be hiding some big secret. The movie plays like the plot of a bad detective book, with perceptions of the female character shifting from dangerous to trustworthy to suspicious and back. The chemistry between the characters works very well rom..."

💡 Did You Know?

Lead actors Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova had such a bad time on this movie that by the time filming ended, they refused to be in the same room with each other. To make the ad poster for the film, director Bruce Beresford had to photo shoot them both separately, and digitally combine the two photos using Paintbox software, so that it looked like Selleck was standing behind Porizkova with his arms around her.

📖 Synopsis

Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?