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Her Alibi

  • 19891989
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
7.2K
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Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)
Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?
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Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another ... Read allPhil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?Phil has writer's block after 30 detective novels. In court for inspiration, he sees a cute Romanian murder suspect. He provides her alibi. She stays with him. Will he live to write another novel?

IMDb RATING
5.7/10
7.2K
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  • Director
    • Bruce Beresford
  • Writer
    • Charlie Peters
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • Paulina Porizkova
    • William Daniels
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bruce Beresford
  • Writer
    • Charlie Peters
  • Stars
    • Tom Selleck
    • Paulina Porizkova
    • William Daniels
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • 24Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer 1:26
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    Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)
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    Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)
    Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)
    Tom Selleck in Her Alibi (1989)
    Tom Selleck in Her Alibi (1989)
    Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)
    Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)
    Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)
    Paulina Porizkova in Her Alibi (1989)

    Top cast

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    Tom Selleck
    Tom Selleck
    • Phil Blackwoodas Phil Blackwood
    Paulina Porizkova
    Paulina Porizkova
    • Nina Ionescuas Nina Ionescu
    William Daniels
    William Daniels
    • Samas Sam
    James Farentino
    James Farentino
    • Frank Politoas Frank Polito
    Hurd Hatfield
    Hurd Hatfield
    • Troppaas Troppa
    Ronald Guttman
    Ronald Guttman
    • 'Lucy' Comanescuas 'Lucy' Comanescu
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Avramas Avram
    Patrick Wayne
    Patrick Wayne
    • Gary Blackwoodas Gary Blackwood
    Tess Harper
    Tess Harper
    • Sally Blackwoodas Sally Blackwood
    Bill Smitrovich
    Bill Smitrovich
    • Farrellas Farrell
    Bobo Lewis
    • Roseas Rose
    Jane Welch
    • Millieas Millie
    Austin Hay
    • Oliveras Oliver
    W. Benson Terry
    • FXas FX
    Joan Copeland
    Joan Copeland
    • Audreyas Audrey
    Liliana Komorowska
    Liliana Komorowska
    • Lauraas Laura
    Alan Mixon
    • Nina's Fatheras Nina's Father
    Barbara Caruso
    • Nina's Motheras Nina's Mother
    • Director
      • Bruce Beresford
    • Writer
      • Charlie Peters
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    Storyline

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    A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment. He is still falling for her, but more and more nervous as time passes, and there are more close calls with death on his part. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
    • kneed in the groin
    • detective
    • writer's block
    • romanian
    • hairy chest
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    • Taglines
      • Falling for a beautiful woman can be murder!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Mystery
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Lead actors Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova had such a bad time on this movie that by the time filming ended, they refused to be in the same room with each other. To make the ad poster for the film, director Bruce Beresford had to photo shoot them both separately, and digitally combine the two photos using Paintbox software, so that it looked like Selleck was standing behind Porizkova with his arms around her.
    • Goofs
      When Sam is on the phone with Phil, an editor pops his head in to see if Sam has Phil working. Sam says, "As we speak, Hank." The editor's name was supposed to be Ian. The actor's real name was Hank.
    • Quotes

      Phil Blackwood: [Narrating a passage of his upcoming book out loud - more than a little embellishing the truth] Despite the dozens of ravishing creatures begging to be part of his life, Swift had lived alone since his wife... was incinerated several years before, when the microwave went berserk during a thunderstorm.

    • Connections
      Edited into Family Guy: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      FALLING IN LOVE
      Written and Performed by Randy Newman

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews35

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A simple, funny, and charming little film
    A lot of us go through our quite ordinary lives daydreaming about being these larger than life characters, so I thought that this story about this sheltered and detached mystery writer, Phillip Blackwood, was quite good because of the funny and endearing way it relates to being a dreamer.

    I'm a big Tom Selleck fan, since his days as island hopping P.I. Thomas Magnum, and I think he was the perfect fit for the role of Phil Blackwood. Selleck is this tall, good-looking dude who looks the part of your typical hero or action star, but he is able to come across as this almost goofy, nice guy, and I think those are the qualities that make Thomas Magnum and Phillip Blackwood such great characters. The contradictions between the characters' physical appearances and their personalities make them very easy to like and root for.

    I liked the rest of the cast too. Paulina Porizkova was stunningly beautiful and I liked her in her role. The actors who played Blackwood's agent and brother were very funny in their roles.

    I recommend this movie. It is lighthearted, funny, and quite charming.
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    • chrisinthemorning
    • Nov 22, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Romanian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Ninas Alibi
    • Filming locations
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,699,037
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,037,047
      • Feb 5, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,699,037
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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