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| Her Alibi | 
 enlarge | Director: Bruce Beresford
Actors: Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels, James Farentino, Hurd Hatfield
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 15747
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 94
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: WARD11835D
ISBN: 6305161984
UPC: 085391183525
EAN: 9780790739007
ASIN: 6305161984
Theatrical Release Date: February 3, 1989
Release Date: November 10, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 TS Her Alibi July 8, 2007
This is one of my favorite DVDs. It is so funy and is my DVD I watch if I am slighlty depressed. So my all time feel good DVD.
Jenifer M Seal
Her Alibi...... February 7, 2007
Extremely funny movie with some mystery mixed in with it as well! Great storyline and very well acted movie by all cast members involved.
Tom Selleck plays a best selling mystery writer who hits a long dry spell after he divorced his wife. His publisher is pressuring him to write another best selling novel. Selleck's character falls in love with a young, beautiful, Romanian woman (Paulina Porizkova) accused of murder with whom he doesn't know. Is she innocent or is she guilty of the crime she's being accused of? Selleck doesn't know, but decides to be "her alibi" by saying that he knows her and that she is his lover.
Porizkova's character unwillingly moves in with Selleck's character because the Romanian Secret Police are after her which only adds to the suspense of this movie...... Is she a criminal or what? Through out the movie Porizkova's character provides Selleck's character with lots of fodder to write another best selling novel..... She becomes the muse he needs to write his next book.
In the end all is revealed. Sit back and enjoy the humorous story as it unfolds.
 Good clean fun November 7, 2006
Tom Selleck, writer of mysteries, is enchanted by a beautiful foreigner, Paulina Porizkova. Searching for a new spin for his fictional character, this writer finds a plot brewing in the eyes of the alluring murder suspect. In the process he falls in love but at the same time is unsure of her innocence. Will he be the next victim? Their interplay is charming but not sophisticated. This is a simple, fun movie with loads of laughs.
It holds up -- like comfort food. November 7, 2006
After almost 18 years, this largely underrated little comedy remains a perennial treasure and brings a special brand of joy with every viewing.
Ms. Porizkova is always just as gorgeous; Tom Selleck's faux macho narration as unfailingly corny and amusing; the dark comedy about the cat and the food poisoning just as unnecessary and out of place; and the slapstick surrounding the arrow in Selleck's posterior just as forced and, well, funny.
Her Alibi is an escape, a return to a simpler time that at this writing is still less than two decades ago.
Keep a copy of this DVD in your collection and pop it into the player to lift your spirits on a rainy day.
 I LOVE HER AND I FEAR HER April 23, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Her Alibi will never be a listed as one of the top 100 movies of the century. It will never be considered a piece of art that will change your life forever. However, it is a great choice for a delightful way to spend a lazy afternoon or quite weekend evening with your significant other.
First of all, this movie is very funny. Tom Selleck is a bit out of his typecast as a bumbling writer. He narrates the novel that he is writing while the film shows the experiences that inspired the writing. The contrast between reality and fantasy is hilarious.
Second, the interplay between characters is touching and witty. One never knows what is and is not true as the story unfolds. Yet, some scenes are both touching and insightful. Along those lines, the scene where Tom Selleck gets a haircut is more erotic than many more graphic scenes from movies made for today's more coarse society.
Finally, this reviewer finds this movie interesting, at least to this viewer, as a case study in technology use. This movie was made in 1989 a bit before cell phones, pda's, and desk top computers become ubiquitous. It is interesting to see how many of these tools have become so imbedded in our lives that to view folks working and living without them is almost like a trip to some ancient culture.
Overall, this movie is a nice and entertaining way to spend a few leisure hours. Likewise, it is a good story that will hold up under repeated viewings.
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