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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 8, 1991
Box Office
$175.0M
Budget
$19.0M
Return
9.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 2, 2003
Theaters
2
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
20th Century Fox, Leonard Goldberg Productions
Quotes
See all →Self-Defense Defined: A Moral Distinction
Taglines
Self-Defense is not murder
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A New Identity to Escape Danger
Taglines
She is a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she's ever met. Her husband.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Julia Roberts
Laura Burney / Sara Walters
P
Patrick Bergin
Martin Burney
K
Kevin Anderson
Ben Woodward
E
Elizabeth Lawrence
Chloe Williams
K
Kyle Secor
John Fleishman
T
Tony Abatemarco
Locke
C
Claudette Nevins
Dr. Rissner
M
Marita Geraghty
Julie
N
Nancy Fish
Woman on Bus
H
Harley Venton
Garber
B
Bonnie Johnson
Mrs. Nepper
J
John Ward
Theater Student
