Compromising Positions

Aug 30, 1985

1h 39m

★ 5.2

You're about to find out why the women of Shorehaven would rather kill than miss an appointment with Dr. Bruce Fleckstein.

Overview

An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Judith Singer

Susan Sarandon

David Suarez

Raúl Juliá

Bob Singer

Edward Herrmann

Nancy Miller

Judith Ivey

Peg Tuccio

Mary Beth Hurt

Bruce Fleckstein

Joe Mantegna

Phyllis Fleckstein

Anne DeSalvo

Dicky Dunck

Josh Mostel

Brenda Dunck

Deborah Rush

Mary Alice Mahoney

Joan Allen

Scotty Hughes

Kaiulani Lee

Newsday Editor

Tanya Berezin

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