Nadine (1987)

Director:

Robert Benton

Writer:

Robert Benton (writer)

Release Date:

7 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In 1950s Texas, a woman trying to recover sexy photos of herself and divorce her husband witnesses a murder and uncovers corrupt land dealings.

Plot Keywords:

Texas | 1950s | Murder | Beautiful Woman | Rattlesnake

Cast

Jeff Bridges	...	Vernon Hightower
Kim Basinger	...	Nadine Hightower
Rip Torn	...	Buford Pope
Gwen Verdon	...	Vera
Glenne Headly	...	Renée Lomax
Jerry Stiller	...	Raymond Escobar
Jay Patterson	...	Dwight Estes
William Youmans	...	Boyd
Gary Grubbs	...	Cecil
Mickey Jones	...	Floyd
Blue Deckert	...	Mountain
Harlan Jordan	...	Sheriff Rusk
Norman Bennett	...	Reverend
James N. Harrell	...	Deacon (as James Harrell)
John William Galt	...	Officer Lloyd

Also Known As:

Nadine - Eine kugelsichere Liebe (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Nadine (France) [fr]
Nadine - Alexisfairos erotas (Greece) [el]
Nadine - en skudsikker affære (Denmark) [da]
Nadine - luodinkestävä rakkaus (Finland) [fi]
Nadine - skottsäker kärlek (Sweden) [sv]
Nadine, Um Amor à Prova de Bala (Portugal) [pt]
Nadine, un amor a prueba de balas (Argentina) [es]
Nadine, un amore a prova di proiettile (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

ML Delphi Premier Productions

Trivia:

Written specifically for Kim Basinger.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The movie takes place in 1954 and the letter jacket has the year 71 on the sleeve.

Quotes:

Buford Pope: I swear you two are living testimony to the fact that it's better to be lucky than smart!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

I CAN'T RESIST

An inoffensive lark; nothing exciting or memorable about it...

Robert Benton wrote and directed this daffy comedy about a Texas manicurist in 1950s Austin who enlists the aid of her estranged husband to help her retrieve some sexy photographs she had taken by a unscrupulous shutterbug; swiping blueprints for a new highway instead, the bickering couple are chased by both the police and a crooked kingpin who's out for blood. Sassy talk and gumshun are the highlights of this pleasant whiff of an idea--sort of an old-fashioned throwback to the cinema's second-feature--but it runs out of steam after an hour or so. Kim Basinger gets to show off her squirrelly side which is very appealing, and Jeff Bridges is a good match for her, but the ramifications of an early murder, the contents of the file, and the plot elements with the gun-toting villains, Bridges' new girlfriend, and Basinger's secret "condition" are not immediately captivating. Didn't Benton realize that the central relationship alone was more engaging than the chases and the overlong shoot-out finale in a junkyard? He was trying for a breezy screwball effect, but this approach is only successful in setting up the story. The rest is irrelevant. ** from ****