Summary
A 1950s accountant with a restless wife grows paranoid after hiding a milk thief's corpse next door.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 50Audiences 69GoodWatch 57
Tomatometer50%
Audience score80%
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most comedies, −14 min on the typical 100
typical 10086Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1980
September 26, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
24 of 32
Debbie HarryLillian
Dennis LipscombHarlan
Irina MaleevaThe Contessa
Everett McGillLarry Longacre
Pat BenatarJeanette Florescu
Tony AzitoAlphonse Florescu
Sam McMurrayThe Vagrant
Terry WalshPaper Boy- CCCynthia CrispWanda
Taylor MeadWalter- CRCharles RydellCab Driver
- SMSally MacLeodWoman in Bar
- TLTerina LewisSecretary
Wolfgang ZilzerLudendorff- AMArthur McFarlandFather
CCH PounderMother- ARAsha RobinsonDaughter
- TRTodd RolleSon
- RRRachell RaymonTwin
- RRRene RaymonTwin
- GSGranada StephensLittle Girl
- RCRahsaan CurryLittle Boy
- IGIsha GaddyBaby
- MMMarie McGeeLady
Directing · 2
- Marcus Reichert Director, Writer
- Kathryn Bigelow Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Cornell Woolrich Short Story
Production · 5
- Graham Belin Producer
- Jane Hallaren Casting Director
- Ron Mutz Associate Producer
- Sarah Kozloff Production Coordinator
- Janice Sizemore Production Manager
Camera · 6
- Edward Lachman Director of Photography
- Pedro Bonilla Assistant Camera
- Doyle Smith Assistant Camera
- Henry Lynk Assistant Camera
- Mel Garfinkel Camera Operator
- Amos Chan Still Photographer
Editing · 5
- Lana Jokel Editor
- Jerry Michaels Editor
- Eric Albertson Supervising Editor
- Nancy Attas Assistant Editor
- Sandra Kaufman Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Chris Stein Original Music Composer
- Jane McCulley Sound Editor
- David Robinson Boom Operator
- Luke Yersin Sound
- Jack Cooley Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- Fred Isola Props
- Arne Svenson Assistant Art Director
- George Stavrinos Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Janusz Gottwald Costume Design
- Laura Gottwald Costume Design
- Richard Dean Makeup Artist
- Ellen Surat Wardrobe Master
- Sharon Simonaire Costume Assistant
- Ann Miles Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Stefan Czapsky Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Walter Steding Special Effects
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