Perfect Alibi (1995)

Director:

Kevin Meyer

Writers (WGA):

Rochelle Majer Krich (novel)
Kevin Meyer (screenplay)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Melanie is married to Keith Bauers, she has two beautiful children and she is rich. She decides to engage a girl au pair...

Plot Keywords:

Au Pair | Beverly Hills | Investigation | Carrying Someone | Lifting Someone Into The Air

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Teri Garr	...	Laney Tolbert
Hector Elizondo	...	Det. Ryker
Alex McArthur	...	Keith Bauers
Lydie Denier	...	Janine
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Melanie Bauers
Charles Martin Smith	...	Franklin Dupard
Anne Ramsay	...	Paula Simpson
Gedde Watanabe	...	Det. Onoda
Bruce McGill	...	Det. Spivak
Rex Linn	...	Bartender
Estelle Harris	...	Aunt Dorothy
Robert Rockwell	...	Jonah Kringle
Patrick Thomas	...	Coroner
Jean-Paul Vignon	...	Ledoux
Max Ornstein	...	Jeremy Bauers
Erin Howe	...	Dana Bauers
Robert Uher	...	Surgeon
Rigg Kennedy	...	E.R. Doctor
Nancy Cheryll Davis	...	E.R. Nurse
Jenifer Shaw	...	Ellen Kringle
Shano Palovich	...	Marilyn Zakowski

Directed by
Kevin Meyer

Writing credits (WGA)
Rochelle Majer Krich		(novel "Where's Mommy Now?")
Kevin Meyer		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bruce Cohn Curtis	....	producer
William Hart	....	executive producer
Jim Lotfi	....	line producer
Keith Samples	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Amotz Plessner

Cinematography by
Doyle Smith

Film Editing by
David H. Lloyd

Casting by
Denise Chamian

Production Design by
Elayne Barbara Ceder

Set Decoration by
Lee Cunningham
Janet Nelson
Richard Wright

Costume Design by
Barbara Palmer

Makeup Department
Beth Klein	....	additional makeup artist
Coree Lear	....	makeup artist
Tracey Levy	....	additional makeup artist (as Tracey Roden)
Kelvin R. Trahan	....	hair stylist
Cindy Wright	....	additional hair stylist

Production Management
David H. Lloyd	....	post-production supervisor
Jim Lotfi	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Aarniokoski	....	first assistant director
Brian Bettwy	....	second assistant director
Dieter 'Dietman' Busch	....	second second assistant director (as Dieter Busch)
David Rimer	....	additional second second director

Art Department
Scott Buckwald	....	property master
Randy Burt	....	swing gang
Cindy Downes	....	swing gang
Scott Eberlein	....	swing gang
Bobby F. Ellerbee	....	swing gang (as Bobby Ellerbee)
Christy Gabriel	....	on-set dresser
Stephanie Golden-Falcon	....	lead person
John J. Grevera	....	on-set dresser (as John Grevera)
Eric Kelly	....	on-set dresser
Jeanne Kukor	....	assistant props
Arlyn Ongaco-Robinson	....	swing gang
Kelly Owens	....	on-set dresser
Stephen Reece	....	construction coordinator
Brett V. Shirley	....	on-set dresser (as Brett Shirley)
Timothy Shuler	....	swing gang
Richard Thomas	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Douglas B. Arnold	....	sound mixer
Steve Birkett	....	boom operator
Sarah Brady	....	adr editor
John Brasher	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Hoeschen	....	adr mixer
Eric Hoeschen	....	foley mixer
Marty Hutcherson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Adriane Marfiak	....	sound effects editor
Doug Reed	....	foley artist
Doug Reed	....	foley editor
Brian Slack	....	stereo sound consultant
Brian Smith	....	sound recordist
Lauren Stephens	....	dialogue editor
Daniel W. Victor Jr.	....	stereo sound consultant

Stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Ronnie Hadar	....	stunts
Fred Lerner	....	stunts
Jim Lotfi	....	stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator
Noon Orsatti	....	stunts
Spike Silver	....	stunts
Victoria Vanderkloot	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Waide R. Allen	....	grip (as Waide Allen)
Chris Bangma	....	camera loader
Edward C. Bartel II	....	electrician (as Edward Bartel II)
Tom Calloway	....	additional camera operator
Christopher A. Cash	....	electrician (as Christopher Cash)
Steve Charnow	....	electrician
Chris Cobb	....	second assistant camera
Matthew J. Curry	....	additional first assistant camera (as Matthew Curry)
Mike Curtis	....	electrician
Bill Daimant	....	key grip
Jim 'Tomcat' Downing	....	best boy grip
Kenn Ferro	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew Giannetta	....	first assistant camera
Chris Godfrey	....	grip
Bruce Heinsius	....	unit photographer
Barry Howard	....	unit photographer
Steve Hurson	....	additional first assistant camera
Chris Kaelin	....	grip
Greg Kidd	....	additional first assistant camera (as Gregory Kidd)
Manny Leyva	....	electrician (as Manuel Leyva)
Jason E. Lord	....	electrician (as Jason Lord)
Patrick Lynch	....	additional second assistant camera
Michael Stewart Maahs	....	electrician (as Michael Maahs)
Ken Meyer	....	additional camera operator
Jim Sanfilippo	....	gaffer
Edwin Schiernecker	....	grip
Matt Siess	....	electrician (as Matthew Siess)
Mark Sobkowiak	....	electrician
Mark Sobkowiak	....	grip
Drew Stotesberry	....	grip (as Drew Stotesbery)
Larry Sushinski	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Yael Swerdlow	....	unit photographer
Rick Weis	....	grip (as Richard Weis)
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip

Casting Department
Debby Romano	....	casting assistant (as Debby Gross)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laureen Jacques	....	wardrobe supervisor
Valerie Manahan	....	wardrobe assistant
Laura Swingler	....	set costumer
Catherine Wall	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Oliver Barth	....	assistant editor
Richard Casey	....	assistant editor
Sean Valla	....	associate film editor
Jim Williams	....	color timer (as Jimmy Williams)
Bill Young	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Edgardo Simone	....	orchestrator (as Edgar Simone)
William T. Stromberg	....	conductor (as Bill Stromberg)

Transportation Department
Daniel Conte Sr.	....	driver
Brian N. Everett	....	transportation coordinator
Everett Everett	....	transportation captain
Paul Feddersen	....	picture car coordinator
Darryll Legendre	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Dean Aarniokoski	....	production assistant
Lisa Atlas	....	stand-in: Ms. Quinlan
Brooke H. Burling	....	assistant production coordinator
Allen Cody	....	production assistant
Jennifer Collins	....	production coordinator
Dia Engen	....	stand-in: Ms. Denier
David A. Foster	....	location manager
Jason Glassman	....	production assistant
Julienne La Fleur	....	assistant accountant
Melanie Mander	....	script supervisor
Monica Muehlhause-Horn	....	production accountant (as Monica Muehlhause)
Robyn Sanderson	....	location assistant
Robyn Mikael Sands	....	stand-in: Ms. Garr
Matthew Sheridan	....	production assistant (as Matt Sheridan)
Elisa Steinberg	....	production assistant
Matt Stodolnic	....	production assistant
Cid Swank	....	unit publicist
Robert Uher	....	assistant: Mr. Curtis

Production Companies

• Rysher Entertainment

Distributors

• Alpha Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Gativideo (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Charles/Matthews Casting  extras casting
• Dave Parmenter & Associates  negative cutting
• Filmtrucks  lighting equipment
• J.B. & Associates Inc.  sound post-production services
• J.L. Fisher  dollies
• Mega-Bite Catering  craft service
• Prep Shoot Post  post-production accounting
• Title House  titles and opticals

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Runtime:

98 min | Argentina:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

6th Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Rysher Entertainment

Perfect Misery

For this film was so bad that it must have been made on a budget of one dollar. Script is so predictable and trite and done a thousand and one times in other films. This one had no creative input, including most of the acting. To this viewer, Teri Garr and Hector Elizondo stole the movie with their presence. They made a terrific couple of sleuths looking for the clues.

The clues were provided by an array of bad actors. Namely Kathleen Quinn, who just forever seems bored with every role she plays. In this she sleep walks most of the time and has as much energy as a dead leaf. Alex McArthur plays her husband and sneers through most of the film to tell us he's the bad guy. Then here's the French tart, played by Lydie Denier, who I think is supposed to be sexy to us. But with her skinny body there's much to be desired. She too looks like a bimbo without a country. Anne Ramsay as the sister fares well as does Charles Martin Smith and Rex Lin. Everyone else should feel embarrassed in having appeared in this garbage.