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Compromising Positions (1985)
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Director
Frank Perry
brings Susan Issacs' comedic whodunit novel to the screen with
Susan Sarandon
as a Long Island housewife who tries to escape her deadening suburban life by trying to solve the murder of a philandering local dentist. The dentist, Bruce Fleckstein (
Joe Mantegna
), is the kind of swinging ladies' man who wears gold chains and jazzy clothing. He also arranges to meet his lonely housewife patients in hotel rooms for afternoon quickies. When he is found murdered in his office, the suspects are as numerous as the names in the Nyack telephone directory, especially since Fleckstein had the habit of taking incriminating Polaroid snapshots during his one-on-one sessions. Judith Singer (Sarandon) is an ex-Newsday reporter and bored wife of Bob Singer (
Edward Herrmann
), a stuffy business executive, and she was one of the last people to see Fleckstein alive. Considered a suspect by police detective David Suarez (
Raul Julia
), she determines to solve the case herself, interviewing suspects and searching for evidence. If she solves the crime, Judith hopes to write an article about it and get her old job back at the newspaper. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Cast
Joan Allen
Mary Alice Mahoney
Anne de Salvo
Phyllis Fleckstein
Edward Herrmann
Bob Singer
Mary Beth Hurt
Peg Tuccio
Judith Ivey
Nancy Miller
Raul Julia
David Suarez
Joe Mantegna
Dentist Bruce Fleckstein
Deborah Rush
Brenda Dunck
Susan Sarandon
Judith Singer
Josh Mostel
Dicky Dunck
Production Crew
Patrick McCormick
Associate Producer
Susan Isaacs
Book Author
Tony Jannelli
Camera Operator
Howard Feuer
Casting
Barry Sonnenfeld
Cinematographer
Brad Fiedel
Composer (Music Score)
Joseph G. Aulisi
Costume Designer
Frank Perry
Director
Peter C. Frank
Editor
Kathryn Bihr
Makeup
Rita Ogden
Makeup
Frank Perry
Producer
Peter Larkin
Production Designer
Patrick McCormick
Production Manager
Nora Ephron
Screenwriter
Susan Isaacs
Screenwriter
Victor Kempster
Set Designer
Peter Odabashian
Sound Editor
Year: 1985
Runtime: 99
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Mystery
Produced by
Paramount
Release
by Paramount
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