A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
Bonnie Johnson
- Mrs. Nepper
- (as Bonnie Cook)
John Ward
- Theater Student
- (as John David Ward)
Patt Noday
- Amusement Park Guy #2
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
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- TriviaJulia Roberts, who was 22 when the film was shot in the spring of 1990, became the youngest actress to earn a seven-figure fee for a single performance.
- GoofsThe cut/bruise on Laura's head comes and goes. After she is hit by Martin leaving a nasty abrasion on the left side of her forehead, he leaves to go to town after telling her they will sail that night. She goes outside to break the lantern, and the wind blows her hair off her forehead - no bruise. Later that night, she has her hair back in a braid, before they get on the boat - no bruise. Then, when she meets Ben a couple days later, she flips her hair off to one side and he sees the bruise. The very next day (or soon after) she has her hair back again with Ben, no bruise.
- Alternate versionsWhen Laura first goes to Ben's house for dinner and the pot roast is on fire she knocks and says "Fire Department." In an alternate cut she knocks and asks "Is this what they mean by warm welcome?".
- SoundtracksRunaround Sue
Written by Dion DiMucci and Ernie Maresca
Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion)
Courtesy of Laurie Records
Featured review
The OG of escape your deadly marriage films
The original escape film and still the best for me. The husband still scares me to this day and I'm 40 now. Probably what put me off men with facial hair for life lol.. julia Roberts is as beautiful ever. I miss this era end 80s early 90s where stars had there iwn smiles and lips lol. You are invested in both ptagonist and antagonist. The ocd of things was creepy. I can't belive she was only 22. Though extremely beautiful the same for margot Robbie in wolf of Wall Street id assumed her to be a gorgeous late 20s early 30s eoman not just entering 20s. I looked so childlike compared to these women at that age. Rewatching this just reminded another reason me exactly why a totally cashless society would be very dangerous for people. Made me miss the times people could easily move around town to town and start again née job clean slate.
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- jomayevans
- Jan 29, 2023
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Box office
- Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $101,599,005
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,777,943
- Feb 10, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $174,999,005
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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