Somebody Killed Her Husband
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Jeff Bridges
John Wood
Tammy Grimes
John Glover
Patricia Elliott
Mary McCarty
Lawrence Guittard
Vincent Robert Santa Lucia
Beeson Carroll
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| Directed by | Lamont Johnson |
| Written by | Reginald Rose |
| Produced by | Martin Poll |
| Starring | Farrah Fawcett-Majors Jeff Bridges John Wood Tammy Grimes John Glover Patricia Elliott Mary McCarty Lawrence Guittard Vincent Robert Santa Lucia Beeson Carroll |
| Cinematography | Andrew Laszlo Ralf D. Bode |
| Edited by | Barry Malkin |
| Music by | Alex North |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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.
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 takes place in the toy department and Santa's house of Macy's famous department store. Reginald Rose's screenplay was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. Strewn throughout this story are clues that implicate real elements of the former 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
- Farrah Fawcett – Jenny Moore (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
- Jeff Bridges – Jerry Green
- John Wood – Ernest Van Santen
- Tammy Grimes – Audrey Van Santen
- John Glover – Herbert Little
- Patricia Elliott – Helene
- Mary McCarty – Flora
- Laurence Guittard – Preston Moore
- Vincent Robert Santa Lucia – Benjamin
- Beeson Carroll – Frank Danziger
- Eddie Lawrence – Other Neighbor
- Arthur Rhyris – Customer
- Jean-Pierre Stewart – Man in Beret
- Terri DuHaime – Lulu's Mother
- Sands Hall – Girl Typist
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
Soundtrack listing
- Title Theme (03:19)
- Jerry and Jenny (01:33)
- Pretty Jenny (01:22)
- In the Restaurant (02:41)
- Two Lovers (01:26)
- Loving Each Other (01:13)
- First Date (01:19)
- Happiness (01:29)
- Unexpected Murder (01:32)
- Mysterious Days (02:34)
- Doubtful Ernest (01:42)
- Pirate Listener (01:37)
- Second Murder (01:54)
- Secret of Jewels (01:43)
- Jerry's Trick (01:37)
- The Criminal (01:42)
- Fearful Escape (02:03)
- In the True Love (02:25)
