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Sleeping with the Enemy  (1991)
She is a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she's ever met. Her husband.


6.5|13 Jan, 1991|99 min
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$19,000,000
Revenue $175,000,000
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Keywords
drowning
escape
iowa
violent husband
psychological abuse
domestic abuse
domestic violence
older man younger woman relationship
beach house
nursing home
cape cod
fake death
physical abuse
jealous husband
blind mother
rich husband
drama teacher
suspense
controlling husband

Casts

Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts
Laura Burney / Sara Walters
Patrick Bergin
Patrick Bergin
Martin Burney
Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson
Ben Woodward
Elizabeth Lawrence
Elizabeth Lawrence
Chloe Williams
Kyle Secor
Kyle Secor
John Fleishman
Tony Abatemarco
Tony Abatemarco
Locke
Claudette Nevins
Claudette Nevins
Dr. Rissner
Marita Geraghty
Marita Geraghty
Julie
Nancy Fish
Nancy Fish
Woman on Bus
Harley Venton
Garber
Sandi Shackelford
Edna
Bonnie Johnson
Bonnie Johnson
Mrs. Nepper
Graham Harrington
Minister
John Ward
John Ward
Theater Student
Sharon J. Robinson
Sharon the Nurse

Crews

Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Joseph Ruben
Joseph Ruben
Director
Jeffrey Chernov
Jeffrey Chernov
Executive Producer
Nancy Price
Novel
George Bowers
Editor
Leonard Goldberg
Leonard Goldberg
Producer
Ronald Bass
Ronald Bass
Screenplay
John Lindley
Director of Photography
C. Tad Devlin
Unit Production Manager
Karen Rea
Casting
Joseph P. Lucky
Art Direction
C. Tad Devlin
Associate Producer
Michael E. Steele
Associate Producer
Lee Poll
Set Decoration
Doug Kraner
Production Design
Corey B. Yugler
Script Supervisor
Robert Ulland
Steadicam Operator
Susumu Tokunow
Sound Mixer
Dana Lynne Taylor
Production Coordinator
Pete Romano
Underwater Camera
Myles Aronowitz
Still Photographer
Ken Lavet
Location Manager
Stan Tropp
Set Designer
Kaye Pownall
Key Hair Stylist
Ed Callahan
Sound Effects Editor
Patricia Birch
Patricia Birch
Choreographer
Doron Shauly
Assistant Editor
John Benson
Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kenn Smiley
Set Costumer
Richard Dean
Makeup Artist
Richard King
Richard King
Sound Effects Editor
Rick Hart
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Claude F. Powell
Construction Coordinator
Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Stunt Coordinator
Kevin E. Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Doreen Lane
Casting Associate
John Morris
Sound Effects Editor
Kimberly Adams
Kimberly Adams
Assistant Costume Designer
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Calvin Joe Acord
Special Effects Coordinator
Carl Fischer
Boom Operator
G. Marq Roswell
Music Supervisor
Tom Priestley Jr.
Camera Operator
Alexandra Root
Apprentice Sound Editor
Maria R. Kelly
Stunts
Russell Solberg
Stunts
Richard Dean
Key Makeup Artist
Bill Jelliffe
Stunts
Mike H. McGaughy
Stunts
Chris Connelly
Sound Recordist
Fred Johanns
Rigging Gaffer
Julie A. Bloom
Second Assistant Director
Michael J. Benavente
ADR Editor
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
Bob Newlan
Dialogue Editor
Susan Dudeck
Supervising ADR Editor
Allen Hartz
ADR Editor
Joe Dorn
Foley Editor
Pam Plummer
Local Casting
Michael Magill
Dialogue Editor
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Tim Webb
Sound Recordist
Jon R. Tower
Gaffer
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith
Dialogue Editor
Noah Blough
Foley Editor
Thomas Ford
Best Boy Electric
Christopher Koefoed
Associate Editor
Sam Moore
Property Master
Mark Fincannon
Local Casting
Michael E. Steele
First Assistant Director
Todd M. Thaler
Todd M. Thaler
Local Casting
Linda Corbin
Foley Mixer
Jerry Goldsmith
Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor
Richard Hornung
Costume Designer
Alexander Courage
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator

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