Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)

A woman's husband is murdered and she and her lover must find the killer or stand accused of doing it themselves.

Director:

Lamont Johnson

Writer:

Reginald Rose

Stars:

Farrah Fawcett, Jeff Bridges, John Wood

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Farrah Fawcett	...	Jenny Moore (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
Jeff Bridges	...	Jerry Green
John Wood	...	Ernest Van Santen
Tammy Grimes	...	Audrey Van Santen
John Glover	...	Herbert Little
Patricia Elliott	...	Helene
Mary McCarty	...	Flora
Laurence Guittard	...	Preston Moore
Vincent Robert Santa Lucia	...	Benjamin
Beeson Carroll	...	Frank Danziger
Eddie Lawrence	...	Other Neighbor
Arthur Rhyris	...	Customer
Jean-Pierre Stewart	...	Man in Beret
Terri DuHaime	...	Lulu's Mother
Sands Hall	...	Girl Typist

Storyline

A woman's husband is murdered and she and her lover must find the killer or stand accused of doing it themselves.

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Plot Keywords:

knife | parade | department store | murder | extramarital affair | 

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Taglines:

Is this any way to begin a love affair?

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aki halt, aki nem

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fawcett-Majors Productions, Melvin Simon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jerry Green: I can offer you instant poverty plus an employees' discount at Macy's.
Jenny Moore: I accept.
Jerry Green: Did I - did I just ask you to marry me and you said yes?
Jenny Moore: Yes!

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Connections

Remake of Charade (1963)

User Reviews

Farrah leaves TV for this?

Ironic that Farrah Fawcett-Majors would break her "Charlie's Angels" TV contract to do this picture and her next (the ill-fated "Sunburn"): both look and play like TV-movies lost on the big screen. I was absolutely astounded that this film was shot by cinematographers Andrew Laszlo and Ralf Bode--two veteran lensmen and the thing looks dark and muddy like somebody's home movies. The script is updated "Charade" (in fact, in Japan it was called "Charade '79"), and Jeff Bridges looks ridiculous in a big bear-daddy beard and smooth chest. But forget all that. How is Farrah? She talks slowly--like a little girl--and tries holding her dazzle back. But a Farrah without dazzle has no purpose in a romantic comedy-mystery. She lugs an infant around and cries convincingly, but this is a meet-cute story with a chronic case of the cutes. It did nothing positive for her in 1979 and--apparently--has not involved audiences of this generation either. When people say "The Burning Bed" saved her career--this is from what they speak. *1/2 from ****