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Summary
Betty has a crush on her tennis instructor Mike. He promises to call her for a date, but never does – she doesn’t know he sells drugs on the side.
Good for
- Friends night
- Adults
- Partner watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+29)
Critics 80Audiences 51GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer80%
IMDb5.7
Audience score45%
Box office
17%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109109Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1984
March 9, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
DramaMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more22 people
- Debra WingerBetty Parrish
- Mark KeylounMike
- Darrell LarsonPete
- Brooke AldersonPatty
- Paul WinfieldPhillip
- RCRobert CrossonSam
- Dan ShorRichard
- William OstranderRandy
- April FerryBosslady
- GHGregory HormelKid Drug Buyer
- JSJohn StewartTough Guy #1
- VPVictor PerezTough Guy #2
Mark BrandonBen- KYKen Y. NambaSushi Chef
- RWRuth WingerBetty's Mother
- RWRandy WhiteBossman
- RKRobert KincaidBodyguard
Kym MalinBeautiful Girl #1
Dawn AbrahamBeautiful Girl #2- FKFreeman KingKiller #1
- AWAlphonse WalterKiller #2
- LBLori ButlerBeautiful Girl #3
Directing · 6
- James Bridges Director, Writer, Producer
- Marshall Schlom Script Supervisor
- Marty P. Ewing Second Assistant Director
- Albert M. Shapiro First Assistant Director
- Victoria E. Rhodes Assistant Director Trainee
- James Dillon Second Second Assistant Director
Production · 5
- Kim Kurumada Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Wallis Nicita Casting
- Jack Larson Associate Producer
- Douglas E. Stoll Location Manager
- Kelliann Ladd Location Assistant
Camera · 8
- Reynaldo Villalobos Director of Photography
- Charles Minsky Camera Operator
- Mario Zavala Assistant Camera
- Bob Muñoz Best Boy Grip
- Donald L. Hartley Dolly Grip
- Gene Kearney Key Grip
Editing · 6
- Dede Allen Editor
- Jeff Gourson Editor
- Kimberly Ray Assistant Editor
- Rick Fields Assistant Editor
- Donah Bassett Negative Cutter
- Aubrey Head Color Timer
Sound · 27
- John Barry Original Music Composer
- Joe Jackson Songs, Original Music Composer
- Greg Orloff Foley Mixer
- Willie D. Burton Sound Mixer
- John Roesch Foley Artist
- Lon Bender Sound Editor
Art · 9
- Peter Jamison Production Design
- Jerry Moss Property Master
- Hub Braden Art Direction
- Robert Bonino Construction Foreman
- Robert Krume Construction Coordinator
- Ken Peterson Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- April Ferry Costume Design, Costume Supervisor
- Lynda Gurasich Hairstylist
- Mark Reedall Makeup Artist
- Mort Schwartz Wardrobe Master
- Jennifer Stone Wardrobe Master
Lighting · 3
- Ross A. Maehl Gaffer
- Michael J. Schwartz Lighting Technician
- Robert Jason Best Boy Electrician
Other crew · 5
- Robert W. Harris Cableman
- Joel Marrow Transportation Coordinator
- Steve Bonner Driver
- Charles Enzen Transportation Captain
- Bruce Mattox Special Effects
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