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Somebody Killed Her Husband
Directed byLamont Johnson
Written byReginald Rose
Produced byMartin Poll
StarringFarrah Fawcett-Majors
Jeff Bridges
John Wood
Tammy Grimes
John Glover
Patricia Elliott
Mary McCarty
Lawrence Guittard
Vincent Robert Santa Lucia
Beeson Carroll
CinematographyAndrew Laszlo
Ralf D. Bode
Edited byBarry Malkin
Music byAlex North
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
September 29, 1978
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5.1 million[1]

Somebody Killed Her Husband is a 1978 American comedy–mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Reginald Rose. It starred Farrah Fawcett and Jeff Bridges. Also in the cast were John Wood, Tammy Grimes and John Glover.

Plot

The film is set in Manhattan, New York City. The plot concerns the efforts of a woman (Fawcett) and her lover (Bridges) to find the murderer of her husband before they are accused of it themselves. The story's climax occurs at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Reginald Rose's screenplay was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. Strewn throughout this story are clues that implicate real elements of the late President Richard Nixon's activities regarding Watergate and are followed by Bridges' and Fawcett's characters throughout the movie to find out who killed her husband.

Cast

Production

Martin Poll acquired the script from Reginald Rose in 1976.[2]

Farrah Fawcett had become a star on Charlie's Angels but quit the show. Charlie's Angels producers were suing her. Paramount wanted Fawcett for the lead in Foul Play but were reluctant to hire her with a lawsuit hanging over her head. Poll however signed her to make Somebody Killed Her Husband for a fee of nearly $1 million.[3]

Filming took place in November 1977.[4] The budget was a reported $4.5 million.[2]

Release

The film was not a big hit but Melvin Simon made a $2 million profit by pre-selling the film.[1] He presold it to TV for $3.5 million, sold the foreign rights for $1.8 million, got an advance from Columbia for $1 million and sold TV syndication rights for $850,000.[5]

Soundtrack listing

  1. Title Theme (03:19)
  2. Jerry and Jenny (01:33)
  3. Pretty Jenny (01:22)
  4. In the Restaurant (02:41)
  5. Two Lovers (01:26)
  6. Loving Each Other (01:13)
  7. First Date (01:19)
  8. Happiness (01:29)
  9. Unexpected Murder (01:32)
  10. Mysterious Days (02:34)
  11. Doubtful Ernest (01:42)
  12. Pirate Listener (01:37)
  13. Second Murder (01:54)
  14. Secret of Jewels (01:43)
  15. Jerry's Trick (01:37)
  16. The Criminal (01:42)
  17. Fearful Escape (02:03)
  18. In the True Love (02:25)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b HOLLIS ALPERT (May 6, 1979). "SPOTLIGHT: MOVIE MOGUL MELVIN SIMON: HIS 'LOVE AT FIRST BITE' IS A HIT". New York Times. p. 133.
  2. ^ a b "Fawcett-Majors Gets Unglamorous for a Film Role: CALENDAR F.F.M.: 'Something Going on Behind the Phenomenon' Taylor, Clarke". Los Angeles Times. Feb 5, 1978. p. m1.
  3. ^ Kilday, Gregg (Aug 20, 1977). "FILM CLIPS: 'Husband' Upcoming for Farrah". Los Angeles Times. p. c8.
  4. ^ Kilday, Gregg (Nov 30, 1977). "FILM CLIPS: The Man Behind the Kangaroo". Los Angeles Times. p. g12.
  5. ^ SCHREGER, CHARLES (Apr 2, 1979). "FILM CLIPS: Mr. Simon Goes to Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. p. f9.

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