Her Alibi
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Directed by | Bruce Beresford |
Produced by | Keith Barish |
Written by | Charlie Peters |
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Music by | Georges Delerue Frank Fitzpatrick (Music Supervisor) |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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94 mins. |
Language | English Romanian |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $18,699,037 |
Her Alibi is a 1989 American romantic comedy directed by Bruce Beresford, written by Charlie Peters, and starring Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels and James Farentino.
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Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Phil Blackwood (Selleck) is an American mystery novelist who comes across a dazzling Romanian murder suspect named Nina (Porizkova) when she is arraigned in the courtroom he is visiting. Instantly falling for her, Blackwood poses as a Roman Catholic priest in order to meet her while Nina is held pending her continued arraignment. With the help of his publisher and friend, Sam (Daniels), Blackwood invents an alibi for Nina to secure her release.
Nina then takes up residence with Blackwood, serving as the inspiration for a novel that will decide the fate of his and Sam's careers in writing and publishing, all while evading operatives from communist Romania. The climax of the film takes place during The Funeral of Grimaldi, a jovial memorial service in which many clowns gather to celebrate the life of Joseph Grimaldi.
Cast
- Tom Selleck as Phil Blackwood
- Paulina Porizkova as Nina
- William Daniels as Sam
- James Farentino as Frank
- Hurd Hatfield as Troppa
- Victor Argo as Auran
- Patrick Wayne as Gary Blackwood
- Tess Harper as Sally Blackwood
Reaction
Although it was Porizkova's best-known film appearance, her role as Nina in Her Alibi earned her a 1990 Golden Raspberry nomination for Worst Actress.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Her Alibi at IMDb
- Her Alibi at Rotten Tomatoes
- Her Alibi at Box Office Mojo
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- 1989 films
- Articles using small message boxes
- Films about writers
- American films
- English-language films
- Romanian-language films
- 1980s romantic comedy films
- Film scores by Georges Delerue
- Films shot in Baltimore, Maryland
- Films shot in Maryland
- Warner Bros. films
- Films directed by Bruce Beresford
- American romantic comedy films
- 1980s romantic comedy film stubs