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Perfect Alibi
Directed byKevin Meyer
Written byKevin Meyer
Based onWhere's Mommy Now?
by Rochelle Majer Krich
Produced byWilliam Hart
Starring
CinematographyDoyle Smith
Edited byDavid H. Lloyd
Music byAmotz Plessner
Distributed byRysher Entertainment
Release date
  • 1995 (1995)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Perfect Alibi is a 1995 American crime film directed by Kevin Meyer and starring Teri Garr and Hector Elizondo.[1][2][3][4] It is based on the 1990 novel Where's Mommy Now? by Rochelle Majer Krich.[5]

Plot

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The wealthy Melanie and Keith Bauers are a married couple with two beautiful children. Melanie decides to hire a French au pair, Janine. At first, things in the household run smoothly under Janine's care. However Melanie's sister Paula discovers that Janine and Keith are having an adulterous affair and is thereafter killed in an accident. Soon, Melanie turns up dead as well. Laney Tolbert, Melanie's best friend, teams up with a police detective to find the culprits responsible.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Time Out wrote, "Your basic Hand That Rocks the Cradle knock-off. French au pair, employed by wealthy Americans, takes charge of kids, husband, house and car, edging the wife and mother out of the picture and rubbing out anyone in the way. Family friend Garr investigates, helped by sympathetic cop Elizondo and sleazy private eye Smith, leading to a highly uninteresting conclusion. With its boring, high-key TV-movie look, banal script, and comatose performances, it makes Curtis Hanson's creaky Rebecca De Mornay vehicle seem the pinnacle of the genre."[6]

References

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  1. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (2007). "Perfect Alibi - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2007-12-16. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  2. ^ "Perfect Alibi". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ "Perfect Alibi - Reviews, Movie Trailers, Cast & Crew. Movies at". Film.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  4. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Perfect Alibi > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
  5. ^ "About Author Rochelle Krich". RochelleKrich.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  6. ^ "Perfect Alibi". Time Out. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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