A librarian fakes her death to escape her abusive marriage and start a new life elsewhere, but her husband manages to track her down.A librarian fakes her death to escape her abusive marriage and start a new life elsewhere, but her husband manages to track her down.A librarian fakes her death to escape her abusive marriage and start a new life elsewhere, but her husband manages to track her down.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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
- All cast & crew
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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.
- Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Fox logo plays without the fanfare.
- 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
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY resembles the kind of movie they show endlessly on the Lifetime channel. The men are either weak and ineffectual or psychotic.It was rightfully parodied by the movie FATAL INSTINCT. For the most part, the cheese factor is high, with plot devices scattered about everywhere, as well as a number of holes mentioned in other reviews. The characters act the way they do because the story requires them to do so. The scenery is wonderful, particularly at the beginning with the boats and the ocean. Patrick Bergin is great as Julia Roberts's obsessive-compulsive creep of a husband. Roberts has more chemistry with him than anyone else in the movie...
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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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