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Her Alibi
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Her Alibi

1989-02-03 · 94 min · ★ 5.4

Comedy · Crime

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.

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Directors
Bruce Beresford
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tom SelleckTom SelleckPhil Blackwood
Paulina PorizkovaPaulina PorizkovaNina
William DanielsWilliam DanielsSam
James FarentinoJames FarentinoFrank Polito
Patrick WaynePatrick WayneGary Blackwood
Tess HarperTess HarperSally Blackwood
Ronald GuttmanRonald Guttman'Lucy' Comanescu
Victor ArgoVictor ArgoAvram
Hurd HatfieldHurd HatfieldTroppa
Bill SmitrovichBill SmitrovichFarrell
Bobo LewisBobo LewisRose
Jane WelchMillie
Austin HayOliver
W. Benson TerryFX
Joan CopelandJoan CopelandAudrey
Liliana KomorowskaLiliana KomorowskaLaura
Alan MixonNina's Father
Barbara CarusoNina's Mother
Marlene BryanLaurie
William AylwardGreg

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