Sleeping with the Enemy
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.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10TMDB(1.3K votes)
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $175M worldwide, about 9.2 times its $19M budget
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Based on
Based on Sleeping with the Enemy
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Filming locations
Filmed in South Carolina and North Carolina
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Setting
Set in Iowa
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Music
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Lindley
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ronald BassScreenplay
- Nancy PriceNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 13, 1991
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $19M
- Revenue
- $175M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Julia RobertsLaura Burney / Sara Walters
Patrick BerginMartin Burney
Kevin AndersonBen Woodward
Elizabeth LawrenceChloe Williams
Kyle SecorJohn Fleishman
Tony AbatemarcoLocke
Claudette NevinsDr. Rissner
Marita GeraghtyJulie
Nancy FishWoman on Bus- Harley VentonGarber
- Sandi ShackelfordEdna
Bonnie JohnsonMrs. Nepper- Graham HarringtonMinister
John WardTheater Student- Sharon J. RobinsonSharon the Nurse
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