Up for auction "Her Alibi" Tom Selleck & William Daniels Hand Signed 8X10 B&W Photo . This item is authenticated By Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their certificate of authenticity.
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Her
Alibi is a 1989
American romantic comedy film
directed by Bruce Beresford, written
by Charlie Peters and starring Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels, and James Farentino. Phil Blackwood (Selleck) is an American
mystery novelist who has fallen into a rut with predictable plots and declining
sales. He is floundering attempting to write a new novel, well behind schedule,
and wastes time watching trials in court, where he is known as a regular among
other regular spectators. He is stunned when he sees a dazzling Romanian murder
suspect named Nina (Porizkova) arraigned in the court. Instantly falling for
her, he believes she cannot possibly be a murderer. To assure himself of this,
he poses as a Roman Catholic priest in order to meet Nina while she is held
pending her bail appearance. Finding her wearing a crucifix necklace (which
would be forbidden in her communist homeland), he thinks she's innocent when
she does not confess to the murder. With the help of his friend and literary
agent, Sam (Daniels), Blackwood invents an alibi ("We're having an
affair.") to secure her release under his custody, and he gets Sam to
help. However, after Blackwood succeeds in this, Sam raises the frightening
idea that she really might be a murderer, and that Blackwood might be in
danger. Blackwood takes Nina to live under supervision in his house. However,
he now finds himself alternatively entranced with her and terrified of her, as
he finds himself wondering if she really could be a murderer. For one, she is
extraordinarily proficient with throwing knives, as he found when she killed a
large insect that was very close to him. Then there was the
incident when she shot him with an arrow, an accident, of course. There are
also the mysterious phone calls she makes that he overhears. He becomes so
afraid that he decides to barricade his bedroom door, moving furniture up
against his door, saying it is part of his exercise regimen. Although he is
afraid at times, he is also fascinated, and cannot help himself. There are
plots going on around Blackwood that he does not understand, as the real
murders (operatives from Romania's Securitate), are attempting to kidnap Nina. She, too, has her
own agenda of arranging the defection of her family to America. Blackwood is
stumbling through all of this, as he is inspired to write scenes involving her
and his series hero, but expressing the reality of both his attraction to her
and his doubts and fears about her in the storyline. Nina for her part is
wondering about this man who has suddenly appeared to help her, and she has
doubts about him as well. She eventually finds his manuscript in his office and
reads it, and she becomes aware of his feelings and doubts. She is dismayed by
his lack of faith in her, since she has begun to truly appreciate him. This is
when she runs away to be at The Funeral of Grimaldi, an event
celebrated by clowns to celebrate the life of the famous clown Joseph Grimaldi. This is the climax to the film, when the
Romanian agents attempt to grab her, Blackwood rushes to protect her, and her
plans to defect all come to a head. In the afterword to this story line, Nina
and her family have successfully defected, Blackwood's book (Her Alibi)
has been published and become a great success, and Blackwood and Nina have
their happily ever after. "But then, do you ever really
know the person you love?" is the final message of the film.