Lies and Alibis (2006)

A man who runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands gets into a jam with a new client. In trying to remedy the situation, he must rely on an alluring woman who gets his heart racing.

Directors:

Matt Checkowski, Kurt Mattila

Writer:

Noah Hawley

Stars:

Jerry O'Connell, Jon Polito, Deborah Kara Unger

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry O'Connell	...	Businessman
Jon Polito	...	Jimmy the Photographer
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Dorothy
Steve Coogan	...	Ray Elliott
Ken Kerman	...	Vic
Aimee Garcia	...	Operator #1
Yasmine Delawari	...	Operator #2
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Operator #3
Rebecca Romijn	...	Lola
Henry Rollins	...	Putty
Sergio Bruna	...	Waiter - Italian Restaurant
Selma Blair	...	Adelle
Jim Cody Williams	...	BoBo
Sam Elliott	...	The Mormon
James Brolin	...	Robert Hatch

Storyline

The crook Ray Elliott, whose former partner Jack is under a five million dollar contract, believes in statistics and runs a risk assessment and managing business; actually a front for a company that provides alibis to adulterous people that cheat their mates. He does not accept giving alibis for crimes and he has just hired the alluring Lola to be his assistant. When Wendell Hatch, the reckless son of his wealthy client Robert Hatch, accidentally kills his masochist date Heather in a kinky S&M game, Ray breaks his rules to protect his own name and hire some guys to clean the bedroom and vanish the body. Sooner Ray has many problems to resolve: the police are on his tail trying to find a clue about the disappearance of Heather; her jealous Mexican-American boyfriend wishes revenge against the murderer; Wendell is upset, because Ray told his father about the crime; Robert is angry and hires the hitman "The Mormon" to kill Ray, but the killer spares him to chase Jack. When the jealous ...

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Plot Keywords:

blonde | voyeurism | voyeur | sex game | female removes her clothes | 

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Taglines:

You Cheat. We Lie.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film's screenplay was the very first produced script writer-director Noah Hawley has ever written.

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Goofs

Lola meets with Robert Hatch in the restaurant when she walks in she is wearing red heels after they clink glasses shot under the table she is wearing thongs. The next shot of them at the table the red heels are back.

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Quotes

The Mormon: Are you married?
Ray Elliott: No. No. I guess I just haven't met the right women.

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Connections

References Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

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Soundtracks

Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour
from Tales of Hoffman
Written by Jacques Offenbach
Performed by Orchestr Národního divadla v Praze (as The Prague National Theatre Orchestra) featuring Milada Subrtová
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music & Promusic, Inc.

User Reviews

Could have been worse

In 'The Alibi' Steve Coogan plays a 'reformed' con man who now runs a 'legitimate' business providing alibis for people when they're cheating on their partners. However, he comes unstuck when an assignment goes wrong and he's forced to cover up for a murder.

Therefore he's forced into many dangerous liaisons with gangsters, street hoods and cops if he's to get out of this (a) alive and (b) stay out of jail.

The film has all the makings of a cheeky guy Ritchie Lock Stock affair, but doesn't quite pull it off - not to say it doesn't have a go.

I love Steve Coogan just as much as the next Partridge fan, however, in The Alibi, Coogan has to play a suave, quick-thinking tough guy - a far cry from a DJ from Norwich. This is where it stumbles a bit. The Alibi isn't funny enough to be a comedy, dramatic enough to be a drama or action-packed enough to be an action flick. It sort of borrows from all genres and hopes the end result will be okay.

And it is... okay. It's not the greatest film of its kind, but it's definitely not the worst. All the pieces fit together at the end and if you can see Steve Coogan out of a knitted jumper and slugging it out with street punks in a dingy back-street American bar, then you're half way to finding some enjoyment in it.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Netherlands USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 2006 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Lies and Alibis

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$138,704

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alibi, Endgame Entertainment, Summit Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1