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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   1,563 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Michael Crichton (written by)
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Release Date:
30 October 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
If Looks Could Kill...
Plot:
Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
User Reviews:
Cheesy fun! more (43 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Albert Finney ... Dr. Larry Roberts

James Coburn ... John Reston
Susan Dey ... Cindy Fairmont

Leigh Taylor-Young ... Jennifer Long
Dorian Harewood ... Lieutenant Masters
Tim Rossovich ... Moustache Man
Darryl Hickman ... Dr. Jim Belfield
Kathryn Witt ... Tina Cassidy
Terri Welles ... Lisa Convey
Michael Hawkins ... Senator Robert Harrison (as Michael Gainsborough)
Ashley Cox ... Candy
Donna Kei Benz ... Ellen (as Donna Benz)
Catherine Parks ... Jan
Terry Kiser ... Commercial Director
Georgann Johnson ... Cindy's Mother
Richard Venture ... Cindy's Father
Anthony Charnota ... Master's Assistant
Terrence E. McNally ... Technician in Scanning Room (as Terrence McNally)
David Adams ... D.M.I. Guard
John Sanderford ... D.M.I. Policeman
Scott Mulhern ... D.M.I. Policeman
Arthur Taxier ... D.M.I. Truck Technician
Richard Milholland ... D.M.I. Truck Technician
Jeana Tomasina ... Suzy

Barry Jenner ... Commercial Producer
Derrel Maury ... Commercial Assistant Producer
Paul Jasmin ... Steve
Eloise Hardt ... Mrs. Emerson
Melissa Prophet ... Commercial Script Girl
Lila Christianson ... Tammy
Lorna Christianson ... Pammy
Gary Combs ... Non-Descript Man
Kelly Black ... Reston Girl
Kim Johnson ... Reston Girl
Lori Sutton ... Reston Girl

Vanna White ... Reston Girl
Jacqui Evans ... Reston Girl
Theresa Hunt ... Reston Girl
Pamela Jean Bryant ... Reston Girl (as Pamela Bryant)

Anita Merritt ... Reston Girl (as Juanita Merrit)
Carol Teasdale ... Reston Girl
Jackie Forsythe ... Reston Girl
Stefani Kiessig ... Reston Girl
Kathryn Redding ... Reston Girl
Lourinda Cordero ... Reston Girl
Pamela Bromshagen ... Reston Girl
Jerry Douglas ... Laxative Spokesman
Randi Brooks ... Girl in Bikini
Jesse Logan ... Exercise Instructor
Joseph G. Medalis ... Husband (as Joe Medalis)
Estelle Omens ... Wife
Steve Strong ... Warrior

Tawny Moyer ... Warrior Housewife
Dick Christie ... Father
Katherine De Hetre ... Mother (as Katherine DeHetre)

Allison Balson ... Daughter
Adam Farrar ... Son (as Adam Starr)
Joyce Fell ... Windsurfer
Jerry Flattery ... Windsurfer
Loring Pickering ... Windsurfer
Kelby Anno ... Windsurfer

Randall England ... New Wave Model
Irena Ferris ... New Wave Model
Gordon Gavin ... New Wave Model
Tom Holleron ... New Wave Model
Maile Souza ... New Wave Model
Cynthia Mobley ... New Wave Model
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Erwin ... Commercial Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Susanne Severeid ... Tour Guide (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Crichton 
 
Writing credits
Michael Crichton (written by)

Produced by
Howard Jeffrey .... producer
John Lugar .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Barry De Vorzon  (as Barry DeVorzon)
 
Cinematography by
Paul Lohmann 
 
Film Editing by
Carl Kress 
 
Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster 
 
Production Design by
Dean Edward Mitzner 
 
Art Direction by
Jack G. Taylor Jr. 
 
Set Decoration by
Jerry Wunderlich 
 
Costume Design by
Betsy Cox 
 
Makeup Department
Ken Chase .... makeup artist
Judith A. Cory .... hair stylist (as Judith Cory)
Jene Fielder .... body makeup
Eric Serena .... hair designer: Ms. Dey
 
Production Management
Jack Roe .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
D. Scott Easton .... first assistant director (as Scott Easton)
John T. Kretchmer .... second assistant director (as John Kretchmer)
 
Art Department
Gene Anderson .... assistant props
Barry Bedig .... property master
Bruce Behan .... special props supervisor
Cameron Birnie .... set designer
Nigel A. Boucher .... leadman (as Nigel Boucher)
Harold Broner .... construction coordinator
Frank L. Brown .... leadman (as Frank Brown)
Daniel Gluck .... set designer
George Jenson .... illustrator
Daniel Maltese .... set designer
Joe Olsen .... assistant props
William Ladd Skinner .... set designer (as Bill Skinner)
Bo Welch .... set designer (as Robert Welch)
 
Sound Department
Larry Carow .... sound editor
John S. Coffey .... boom operator
Marsha Hoke .... sound assistant
David J. Kimball .... sound re-recording mixer
Robert J. Litt .... sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Patterson .... sound editor
Jerry Stanford .... sound editor
Elliot Tyson .... sound re-recording mixer
Charles M. Wilborn .... production sound mixer (as Chuck Wilborn)
John Roesch .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Joe Day .... special effects
Doug Hubbard .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
William Ballentine .... creative assistant
Gary Demos .... technical supervisor
Art Durinski .... creative assistant
Bill Hansard Jr. .... process coordinator (as William Hansard Jr.)
Mark Jaffe .... technical assistant
Michael Lawler .... 3D photographer
Larry Malone .... creative assistant
Malcolm McMillan .... technical assistant
Craig Reynolds .... technical assistant
Richard Taylor .... creative supervisor
Bert Terreri .... optical services: Looker commercials "Liberty", "Ravish", "New Wave"
John Whitney Jr. .... marketing services
 
Stunts
Eurlyne Epper .... stunt double
Fred M. Waugh .... stunt coordinator (as Fred Waugh)
Gary Combs .... stunts (uncredited)
Paula Dell .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
J. Michael Marlett .... gaffer (as Mike Marlett)
Ralph Nelson .... still photographer
Guy Polzel .... key grip
Timothy E. Wade .... camera operator (as Timothy Wade)
Kenneth Estes .... video playback operator (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Culotta .... costumer
Victoria Snow .... costumer
Bruce Walkup .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Jack Hooper .... negative cutter
Richard Ritchie .... color timer
Mary Scott .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
Michael Boddicker .... musician: synthesizers
Richard Hazard .... orchestrator
Michael Tronick .... music editor
Ted Whitfield .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Fritz Braden .... transportation coordinator
Mike Padovich .... transportation co-captain
 
Other crew
Janet Berosa .... production assistant
Kevin Elders .... assistant auditor
Vince Heileson .... auditor
Kathy Kenworthy Roe .... production secretary (as Kathleen Kenworthy)
Trish Kinney .... script supervisor
Rich Klein .... video consultant: Worldstage
Robert H. Kovoloff .... promotional services courtesy of
Judith Lovejoy .... assistant: Michael Crichton
Vahan Moosekian .... location manager
Carolyn Ray .... assistant: Michael Crichton
Art Sarno .... publicist
Brent Sellstrom .... video coordinator
Jacqueline Weiss .... assistant: Howard Jeffrey
Anna Zappia .... production coordinator
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
93 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Kim Carnes recorded her own version of the title song for her album "Voyeur" (1982). The title song in the movie was performed by Sue Saad. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: At precisely 4:50 (DVD timing), when the model opens her apartment door and her dog barks, you can clearly see the trainer's hand motioning for the dog to turn around (lower right hand corner of the screen). more
Quotes:
John Reston: Television can control public opinion more effectively than armies of secret police, because television is entirely voluntary. The American government forces our children to attend school, but nobody forces them to watch T.V. Americans of all ages *submit* to television... more
Movie Connections:
Features "The Lucy Show" (1962) more
Soundtrack:
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Cheesy fun!, 9 May 2007
6/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

A plastic surgeon in Los Angeles investigates after some of his most beautiful clients--all fashion models--turn up dead. '80's thriller looks dated now, however it has a terrific set-up and proves to be absorbing and exciting for about a third of its length, later resorting to assembly-line theatrics. Michael Crichton, who wrote and directed, certainly isn't enigmatic (he's a filmmaker who always cuts right to the chase), yet in hindsight his script makes very little sense. The cast is good, particularly Susan Dey as Albert Finney's sassy sidekick, but the characters themselves are awfully one-dimensional. Strictly as a time-filler, not bad. **1/2 from ****

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