Sunburn (1979)

Director:

Richard C. Sarafian

Writers:

James Booth (screenplay), John Daly (screenplay),

Stars:

Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin, Art Carney

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Farrah Fawcett	...	Ellie (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
Charles Grodin	...	Jake
Art Carney	...	Marcus
Joan Collins	...	Nera
William Daniels	...	Crawford
John Hillerman	...	Webb
Eleanor Parker	...	Mrs. Thoren
Keenan Wynn	...	Mark Elmes
Robin Clarke	...	Karl
Joan Goodfellow	...	Joanna
Jack Kruschen	...	Gela
Alejandro Rey	...	Fons
Jorge Luke	...	Vasquez
Seymour Cassel	...	Dobbs
Joanna Rush	...	Mamie (as Joanna Lehmann)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | box office flop | murder | secret | investigator | 

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Taglines:

An enthralling & action-packed comedy-thriller, full of blistering excitement. {UK Video}

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Genres:

Comedy | Action | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

10 August 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Morte Ronda a Pantera

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hemdale, Bind, Fawcett-Majors Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in Acapulco, Mexico, star Farrah Fawcett had actually visited there ten years prior to this movie's shooting when she was a university student.

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Soundtracks

"Love Attack"
(uncredited)
Written by John Ferrara

User Reviews

guilty pleasure

"It's so bad, it's good." Farrah Fawcett has never looked better. And, maybe you have to like Charles Grodin's humor. He's like Albert Brooks, Jim Carey, or even Woody Allen, you either "get them" or you don't. I saw this as a comedy not an action flick. If you see it as a serious drama or action film you'll find all kinds of flaws including horrible acting by the insurance company's board of directors. But this seemed necessary in order to have Grodin "assigned" to investigate the death of the insured. Grodin is the "clueless" investigator. He is the anti-hero, he stumbles his way through everything with Farrah Fawcett there to rescue him. I guess I wouldn't mind stumbling around a bit if Farrah Fawcett were there to rescue me. Art Carney adds a wonderful "serious" performance as the local contact. It's harmless and funny, even endearing at times. I thoroughly enjoyed it even though it was "bad".