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Sleeping with the Enemy ()

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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.
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Sara / Laura
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Martin
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Ben
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Chloe
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Fleishman
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Dr. Rissner
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Locke
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Julie
Harley Venton ...
Garber
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Woman on Bus
Sandi Shackelford ...
Edna
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Mrs. Nepper (as Bonnie Cook)
Graham Harrington ...
Minister
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Theater Student (as John David Ward)
Sharon J. Robinson ...
Sharon the Nurse
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(uncredited)
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Amusement Park Guy #2 (uncredited)
Ron Reedy ...
Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by

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Joseph Ruben ... (directed by)

Written by

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Nancy Price ... (based upon the novel by)
 
Ron Bass ... (screenplay by)

Produced by

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Jeffrey Chernov ... executive producer
C. Tad Devlin ... associate producer
Leonard Goldberg ... producer (produced by)
Michael E. Steele ... associate producer

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith ... (music composed and conducted by)

Cinematography by

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John Lindley ... director of photography (as John W. Lindley)

Editing by

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George Bowers ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Phil Hetos ... color timer
Christopher Koefoed ... associate editor
Doron Shauly ... assistant editor
Al Hansen ... lab post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Casting By

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Karen Rea ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Doug Kraner

Art Direction by

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Joseph P. Lucky

Set Decoration by

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Lee Poll

Costume Design by

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Richard Hornung

Makeup Department

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Richard Dean ... key makeup artist
Kaye Pownall ... key hair stylist
Jeff Goodwin ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Herita Jones ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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C. Tad Devlin ... unit production manager
Jeanne Van Cott ... executive production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stephanie Fowler Adams ... second second assistant director
Julie A. Bloom ... second assistant director
Timothy M. Bourne ... first assistant director: second unit
Michael E. Steele ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Lester Bays ... construction gang boss
Gene Dann ... assistant greensman
Bill Gregory ... leadman
Walker Daniel Kiser Jr. ... lead carpenter (as Walker Kiser Jr.)
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur ... assistant props (as Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur III)
Walter P. Martishius ... set artist (as Walter Martishius)
Sam Moore ... property master
Len Morganti ... storyboard illustrator (as Len Morgante)
Dave Newhouse ... greensman (as David Newhouse)
Claude F. Powell ... construction coordinator (as Claude Powell)
Mark Powell ... construction foreman
William Powley ... paint foreman (as Bill Powley)
Ron Reedy ... assistant props
Patti Safian ... art department research
Edward Schiff ... construction foreman
Dawn Serody ... draftsperson
Stan Tropp ... set designer
Steve Davis ... set dresser (uncredited)
Robert L. Girard ... carpenter/stand-by (uncredited)
Tony Guastella ... leadman (uncredited)
Russell H. Holt ... prop/set maker (uncredited)
Russell Jones ... set dresser (uncredited)
Joe Kassner ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Joe Lemos ... set dresser (uncredited)
James F. Oñate ... painter (uncredited)
Eric W. Skipper ... set dresser (uncredited)
Benton E. Tedlie ... set dresser (uncredited)
John Bob Wallace ... painter (uncredited)
Michael A. Wells ... construction gang boss (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michael J. Benavente ... adr editor
John Benson ... supervising sound editor
Carolina Beroza ... sound assistant
Noah Blough ... foley editor
Ed Callahan ... sound effects editor
Chris Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Kevin E. Carpenter ... re-recording mixer
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith ... dialogue editor (as Lucy Coldsnow)
Chris Connelly ... recordist
Linda Corbin ... foley mixer
Joe Dorn ... foley editor
Susan Dudeck ... supervising adr editor
Carl Fischer ... boom operator
Robin Harlan ... foley artist
Rick Hart ... re-recording mixer
Allen Hartz ... adr editor (as Allen Hertz)
Richard King ... sound effects editor
Michael Magill ... dialogue editor
Oscar Mitt ... sound assistant
Sarah Monat ... foley artist
John Morris ... sound effects editor
Josephine Nericcio ... sound assistant
Bob Newlan ... dialogue editor
Paul Parsons ... sound assistant
Alexandra Root ... sound apprentice
Carl Rudisill ... cable man
Beth Sterner ... supervising foley editor
Susumu Tokunow ... sound mixer
Tim Webb ... recordist
Craig Weintraub ... sound assistant
Jim Bridges ... sound (uncredited)
Victor DiMattia ... looping (uncredited)
Arnold Finkelstein ... sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Calvin Joe Acord ... special effects coordinator (as Calvin J. Acord)
Bob Stoker ... special effects assistant

Visual Effects by

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Syd Dutton ... visual effects: Illusion Arts
Bill Taylor ... visual effects: Illusion Arts
David S. Williams Jr. ... visual effects: Illusion Arts (as David S. Williams)

Stunts

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Bill Jelliffe ... stunts
Maria R. Kelly ... stunts (as Maria Kelly)
Max Kleven ... water stunt coordinator
Mike H. McGaughy ... stunts (as Mike McGaughy)
Walter Scott ... stunt coordinator
Russell Solberg ... stunts
Dana Swain ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Myles Aronowitz ... still photographer
Monty Bass ... grip (as Monte Bass)
James R. Belletier ... second assistant camera
Logan R. Berkshire ... grip (as Logan Berkshire)
Michael Bonsignore ... rigging grip
Richard L. Carden ... dolly grip (as Rick Carden)
Scott D. Davis ... key rigger (as Scott Davis)
Thomas Ford ... best boy
Rufus Granger Jr. ... grip
Herb Harton ... camera loader (as F. Herb Harton)
Scott Hillman ... rigging grip
Robert Hoelen ... rigging grip
Bob Holmes ... rigging electrician
Fred Johanns ... rigging gaffer
Michael A. McFadden ... best boy (as Mike McFadden)
Douglas Pellegrino ... first assistant camera (as Doug Pellegrino)
John Perkinson ... underwater camera assistant
Stephen Perry ... electrician
Tim Pershing ... key grip
Keith Pickett ... electrician
Tom Priestley Jr. ... camera operator (as Tom Priestley)
Dale C. Robinson ... electrician (as Dale Robinson)
Pete Romano ... underwater camera
Cameron Taylor ... rigging electrician
Jon R. Tower ... gaffer
Robert Ulland ... steadicam (as Bob Ulland)
Jack Vollers ... rigging electrician
Michael Criscuolo ... specialty electrician (uncredited)
Douglas C. Hart ... first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Terry D. Long ... electrician (uncredited)
Jeffrey L. Loy ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Harrison Palmer ... grip (uncredited)
Alan Pickelsimer ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Mark Fincannon ... casting: Wilmington, Fincannon & Assoc.
Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Doreen Lane ... casting associate
Pam Plummer ... casting: Wilmington, Fincannon & Assoc.
Todd Thaler ... casting: New York
Craig Fincannon ... casting: Wilmington (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kimberly Adams-Galligan ... assistant costume designer (as Kimberly Adams)
Dianne Fennell ... seamstress
Robert Q. Mathews ... men's wardrobe supervisor
Michael Nations ... costumer
Michelle Pare ... seamstress
Kenn Smiley ... set costumer
Judi Bell ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Jan Finnell ... costume assistant (uncredited)
Anna M. Welcome ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Ken Lavet ... location manager
Doug Whitley ... assistant location manager (as R. Doug Whitley)

Music Department

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Bruce Botnick ... music engineer
Alexander Courage ... orchestrations
Jerry Goldsmith ... conductor
Kenneth Hall ... music editor (as Ken Hall)
G. Marq Roswell ... music supervisor (as G. Mark Roswell)
Nico Abondolo ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Richard Altenbach ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Brooks Arthur ... music producer (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Jacqueline Brand ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Robert Brosseau ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Ken Burwood-Hoy ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Stuart Canin ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Russell Cantor ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Ethan Chase ... scoring crew (uncredited)
Tony Cooke ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Rose Corrigan ... musician: Bassoons (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Brian Dembow ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Drew Dembowski ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Greg Dennen ... scoring crew (uncredited)
Alan DeVeritch ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Assa Drori ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Bruce Dukov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Arni Egilsson ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Dominick Fera ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Marlo Fisher ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Berj Garabedian ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Rick Gerding ... musician: viola (uncredited)
James Getzoff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Julie Gigante ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith ... score producer (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Clayton Haslop ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Gwenn Heller ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Todd Hemmenway ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony ... music performed by (uncredited)
Carrie Holzman-Little ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Barbara Hunter ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Patricia Johnson ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Jo Ann Kane ... music preparation (uncredited)
Jim Kanter ... musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Armen Ksajikian ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Razdan Kuyumjian ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Michael Lang ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Kathleen Lenski ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Rene Mandel ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Susan McLean ... score recordist (uncredited)
Bruce Morgenthaler ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Ralph Morrison ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Kenneth Munday ... musician: Bassoons (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Michael O'Donovan ... musician: Bassoons (uncredited)
Mark Poniatowski ... assistant score recordist (uncredited)
Sue Ranney ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
John Reynolds ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure ... concertmaster (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation (uncredited)
David Speltz ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Bill Talbott ... scoring technician (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute solos (uncredited)
Ian Underwood ... musician: keyboards (uncredited)
Ken Watson ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Roger Wilkie ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Kenneth Yerke ... musician: violin (uncredited)
David Young ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Bob Zimmitti ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Mihail Zinovyev ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Corey B. Yugler ... script supervisor
Bruce Joel Rubin ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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James G. Africa ... driver (as James Africa)
Beverly Avery ... driver
Johnny Bartlet ... driver (as Johnny Bartlett)
Rudy Limauro ... driver
William F. Luehm ... transportation captain (as William F. Leuhm)
Skip Steffens ... driver
Tom F. Thomas ... transportation coordinator (as Tom Thomas)
Mike Repeta ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Patrick Armstrong ... craft service
Leigh Bennett ... assistant production coordinator
De Best ... stand-in: Mr. Bergin
Patricia Birch ... choreographer (as Pat Birch)
Shannon Rayle Bourne ... production assistant (as Shannon Rayle)
Sharon Braverman ... assistant: Mr. Goldberg
C.F. Burton ... medic
Sam Chwat ... dialogue coach
Deborah A. Cornett ... assistant production accountant (as Deborah A. Anderson)
Mick Dalrymple ... assistant production coordinator (as Michael S. Dalrymple)
Francine Decoursey ... coordinator: fair (as Francine DeCoursey)
Thomas S. Dickson ... projectionist
Christopher Draper ... sailing consultant
John Ebert ... consultant: theatre
Michelle R. Erby ... assistant: Julia Roberts
Suzi Fellows ... assistant: Mr. Chernov (as Suzanne Wilson-Fellows)
Lori Freshwater ... stand-in: Ms. Roberts
Jeff Johnson ... marine coordinator (as 'Capt. Jeff' Johnson)
Michael Long ... production assistant
John McClain ... consultant: theatre
Carole Peterman ... production secretary (as Carole Sanders)
Lisa Pomeroy ... accounting assistant
Ben Porter ... assistant: Mr. Ruben
Sharon B. Taksel ... accounting assistant
Dana Lynne Taylor ... production coordinator
Neal Thompson ... title designer: The Design Group
Susan Trembly ... unit publicist
Gary Weddington ... production accountant
James L. Wiggins ... production assistant (as James Wiggins)
Adam Berman ... production assistant (uncredited)
Christie Chaplin ... production assistant (uncredited)
Bruce Gray ... sculpture art provided by (uncredited)
Deena Kilmon ... hands double (uncredited)
Rob McEntegart ... production legal (uncredited)
Chris Nubel ... set crew (uncredited)
Kaitlyn Walker ... adr artist (uncredited)

Thanks

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Tabitha McEachern ... special thanks to
George Settles ... special thanks to

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Laura and Martin have been married for four years. They seem to be the perfect, happiest and most successful couple. The reality of their house- hold, however, is very different. Martin is an abusive and brutally obsessed husband. Laura is living her life in constant fear and waits for a chance to escape. She finally stages her own death, and flees to a new town and new identity. But when Martin finds out that his wife is not dead he will stop at nothing to find and kill her. Written by Sami Al-Taher

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Taglines Self-Defense is not murder See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les nuits avec mon ennemi (France)
  • Der Feind in meinem Bett (Germany)
  • Durmiendo con su enemigo (Spain)
  • Dormint amb el seu enemic (Spain, Catalan title)
  • 与敌同眠 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 99 min
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Box Office

Budget $19,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $13,777,943, 10 Feb 1991
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $73,400,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia Julia 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. See more »
Goofs The 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Queens Logic/Run/Meet the Applegates/The Vanishing (1991). See more »
Soundtracks Runaround Sue See more »
Quotes Laura: That was the night that I died, and someone else was saved. Someone who was afraid of water, but learned to swim. Someone who knew there would be one moment, where he wouldn't be watching. Someone who knew that the darkness of the broken lights would show the way.
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