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Nadine (1987) 5.3
In 1950s Texas, a woman trying to recover sexy photos of herself and divorce her husband witnesses a murder and uncovers corrupt land dealings. Director:Robert BentonWriter:Robert Benton |
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Cast
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| Jeff Bridges | ... |
Vernon Hightower
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| Kim Basinger | ... | ||
| Rip Torn | ... |
Buford Pope
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Gwen Verdon | ... |
Vera
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| Glenne Headly | ... |
Renée Lomax
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| Jerry Stiller | ... |
Raymond Escobar
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| Jay Patterson | ... |
Dwight Estes
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William Youmans | ... |
Boyd
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| Gary Grubbs | ... |
Cecil
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| Mickey Jones | ... |
Floyd
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| Blue Deckert | ... |
Mountain
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Harlan Jordan | ... |
Sheriff Rusk
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Norman Bennett | ... |
Reverend
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James N. Harrell | ... |
Deacon
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John William Galt | ... |
Officer Lloyd
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Working in an Austin, Texas, beauty parlour in 1954, Nadine Hightower endeavours to retrieve some 'art studies' she injudiciously had taken. Her visit to the photographer leaves him dead and her in possession of highly valuable plans of a proposed new road. With both the police and the murderous villains after her she enlists the help of her (almost) ex-husband Vernon, the none too successful owner of the Bluebonnet Bar. Fortunately the thugs are as much no-hopers as the Hightowers. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>
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They're a Couple on the Run ... From Each Other. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 August 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Nadine - Eine kugelsichere Liebe See more »Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USABox Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$5,669,831 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by Bill Lloyd & Radney Foster
Performed by Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
Courtesy of CBS Records
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Toward the beginning, Nadine backs her 1950 Ford out of a parking spot after putting the shift lever into first gear. See more »Quotes
Buford Pope: I swear you two are living testimony to the fact that it's better to be lucky than smart!See more »
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Referenced in Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor' (2004) See more »Soundtracks
"SINCE I FOUND YOU"Written by Bill Lloyd & Radney Foster
Performed by Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
Courtesy of CBS Records
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This film isn't very well known, and should be, especially for Kim Basinger fans. It proves once and for all that comedy is her forte, and that she has broad range between performances such as this and her role in "Fool for Love" as a character actress, and not just a pretty face or an adequate leading lady. The chemistry between her and Jeff Bridges is like TNT and drives the film forward, and the added comic bluster of Rip Torn as the villain (and the clever script and direction by veteran Robert Benton) makes this a comic gem in the true tradition of the 1930s screwball comedies, but updated for the 1980s. If you're a fan of such films as "His Girl Friday," and would like to see what that frenetic energy and great chemistry can be like updated into the 1980s, see this movie!