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Summary
An ex-newspaper woman, who is now a suburban housewife, can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 65Audiences 59GoodWatch 51
Metascore65
IMDb5.9
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $13 M
Worldwide it earned $7 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10099Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1985
August 30, 1985
41 years ago
Genres
ComedyMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 26
Susan SarandonJudith Singer
Raúl JuliáDavid Suarez
Edward HerrmannBob Singer
Judith IveyNancy Miller
Mary Beth HurtPeg Tuccio
Joe MantegnaBruce Fleckstein
Anne DeSalvoPhyllis Fleckstein
Josh MostelDicky Dunck
Deborah RushBrenda Dunck
Joan AllenMary Alice Mahoney
Kaiulani LeeScotty Hughes- TBTanya BerezinNewsday Editor
William YoumansMotel Clerk- ALAmanda LyonsKate Singer
- CCChris CunninghamJoey Singer
Jason BegheCupcake
Timothy JeromeRabbi
Jack GilpinPatrol Car Cop
Bill CobbsSgt. Williams- HLHarris LaskawyLeader Cop
Jon Polito1st Cop
Paul Butler2nd Cop- PHPat HarperNewscaster
- EAElkan AbramowitzPolice Sergeant
Directing · 4
- Frank Perry Director, Producer
- Kyle McCarthy Second Assistant Director
- Timothy J. Lonsdale First Assistant Director Trainee
- Ron Bozman First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Susan Isaacs Writer, Novel
Production · 5
- Salah M. Hassanein Executive Producer
- Howard Feuer Casting Director
- Patrick McCormick Associate Producer, Production Manager
- Kate Guinzburg Production Coordinator
- Peter S. Larkin Production Designer
Camera · 1
- Barry Sonnenfeld Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Peter C. Frank Editor
Sound · 1
- Brad Fiedel Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Dan Perri Title Designer
- Victor Kempster Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Joseph G. Aulisi Costume Designer
- Rita Ogden Makeup & Hair
- Kathryn Bihr Makeup & Hair
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