Her Alibi (1989)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writer:

Charlie Peters

Stars:

Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Selleck	...	Phil Blackwood
Paulina Porizkova	...	Nina Lonescu
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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | writer's block | romanian | hairy chest | bare chested male | 

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Taglines:

Tom Selleck is [Her Alibi]

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Romanian Spanish

Release Date:

3 February 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mi testigo preferido

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$18,699,037

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name of the novel that Phillip Blackwood (Tom Selleck) had written which he had won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America was "Death of a Critic".

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Goofs

When Phil and Sam are in the restaurant at the beginning, and the camera is on Phil, a couple stroll by outside the window. The man has a boombox on his shoulder. The shot cuts to Sam and then cuts right back to Phil, and that same couple is strolling by the window in the same spot.

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Quotes

Sam: You think she's really trying to kill you?
Phil Blackwood: No!... Yes... Maybe... Of course not!... I don't know. Why do you ask?
Sam: Because if she kills you, I'm next. That's why!

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Connections

Featured in The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988)

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Soundtracks

TUTTI FRUTTI
Written by Little Richard (as Richard Penniman), Dorothy La Bostrie and Joe Lubin
Performed by Little Richard
Courtesy of Dominion Entertainment, Inc.

User Reviews

"Liked it."

I actually look forward to watching this movie when it comes on cable. It's basically a cute little movie. I mainly like it for the cinematography, the set design, and the overall artistic direction. Tom Selleck is likable and very funny. He does a sort of charming goofiness in this film. There is an exact chemistry between Selleck and Porizkova (I personally got it). The cinematography is amazing in that the charm of the eighties is wonderfully captured in the display of the movie. The set design seems extravagant, but that's part of the pleasure of the movie. And the artistic direction is interesting because the lyricism expressed doesn't take itself too seriously. This film is a guilty pleasure.