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Writer (WGA):
Charlie Peters (written by)
Release Date:
3 February 1989 (USA)
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Falling for a beautiful woman can be murder! more
Plot:
A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful...
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1 nomination
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Hilarious adventure with excellent performances
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Selleck | ... | Phil Blackwood |
 | Paulina Porizkova | ... | Nina |
 | William Daniels | ... | Sam |
| James Farentino | ... | Frank Polito |
| Hurd Hatfield | ... | Troppa |
 | Ronald Guttman | ... | 'Lucy' Comanescu |
| Victor Argo | ... | Avram |
| Patrick Wayne | ... | Gary Blackwood |
 | Tess Harper | ... | Sally Blackwood |
 | Bill Smitrovich | ... | Farrell |
| Bobo Lewis | ... | Rose |
| Jane Welch | ... | Millie |
| Austin Hay | ... | Oliver |
| W. Benson Terry | ... | FX |
| Joan Copeland | ... | Audrey |
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Runtime:
94 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Australia:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-8 |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG |
UK:PG |
Singapore:PG |
Germany:12
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Several scenes in this movie take place at an event known as "The Funeral of Grimaldi". This is a reference to Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837), who is the most celebrated English clown in history, and just like in the movie, there really is a "Funeral of Grimaldi" held every year on the first Sunday in February, at the All Saints' Church in London.
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Continuity: When Phil and Sam are talking at the table at the first of the show, from one angle the orange juice is sloshing around. In the other shot it's still.
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Phil Blackwood:
As he lifted the 400-pound weights above his head, he was in agony... but he bore it in silence.
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Referenced in Starz Inside: Fashion in Film (2008) (TV)
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FALLING IN LOVE
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I caught "Her Alibi" last week by chance and I had absolutely no idea that it would be such an enjoyable movie.With Tom Selleck giving a simply wonderful performance and a gorgeous Paulina for company,the movie had me rooted to my seat for the entire length!
Selleck plays the role of Phillip Blackwood , a not-so succesful writer with a creative block and his publisher is getting impatient with him,waiting for the next "Peter Swift" novel from blackwood.To get his creative juices flowing with ideas of crime plots,Selleck visits the law court one day where he witnesses the lovely Romanian girl,Nina(Paulina Polizkova), being tried for murder.In an attempt to salvage what's left of his personal life,Selleck gives her an alibi that she is his lover and saves her from imprisonment.The movie then deals with Selleck taking the girl home and incorporating totally twisted versions (of his daily adventures) into his novel.Now that his book seems to be shaping up with the elements of Mystery,Passion,Adventure and Thrill (characteristic of detective novels),Selleck finds himself falling in love and possibly also in danger with the ravishing beauty.!
Her expert skills in throwing knives n handling scissors make it hard for him to believe that she could be innocent of the murder charge.However,Love soon finds itself taking form between the lonely,handsome man and the lovely lass.Her identity still remains a mystery to him and in his quest for the truth,he stumbles upon an interesting plot which makes the perfect ending for his new novel.
The movie has its share of hilarious scenes when Selleck gets an arrow into his butt,when he rushes his family to the hospital(doubting that Nina might have poisoned them all)and when he challenges the bad guys to a bout(dressed up as a clown).It also captures the picturesque locations hitherto dreamt of only in fantasy lands.Paulina is an absolute stunner and she plays the part of the innocent yet no-nonsense kind of girl with ease and panache. In all,I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and I sure hope all you guys watch it for yourselves sometime!If you like it,tell me so since I'd love to contact the stars and convey my appreciation.