Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
Is this any way to begin a love affair?
A woman's husband is murdered and she and her lover must find the killer or stand accused of doing it themselves.
- Date of release
- 1978-09-29
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Mystery, Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Lamont Johnson
Casting
- Farrah Fawcett — Jenny Moore
- Jeff Bridges — Jerry Green
- John Wood — Ernest Van Stanten
- Tammy Grimes — Audrey Van Stanten
- 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
Interesting facts
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.
Production
Martin Poll acquired the script from Reginald Rose in 1976.
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.
Filming took place in November 1977. The budget was a reported $4.5 million.
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