Enid Is Sleeping (1990)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Maurice Phillips

Writers:

Maurice Phillips (writer)
A.J. Tipping (writer)

Release Date:

17 May 1991 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

A Black and Blue Comedy.

Plot:

Enid is horrible, her husband and younger sister are having an affair. When Enid walks in on them 'enjoying' themselves...

Plot Keywords:

Black Comedy | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Cast

Elizabeth Perkins	...	Jane
Judge Reinhold	...	Harry
Jeffrey Jones	...	Floyd
Maureen Mueller	...	Enid
Rhea Perlman	...	Mavis
Brion James	...	Trucker
Charles Tyner	...	Man at Indian Burial Site
Henry Jones	...	Old Man
Michael J. Pollard	...	Motel Manager
James Lashly	...	Gas Station Attendant
Nicholas Love	...	Robber #1
Alex Chapman	...	Robber #2
Luce Rains	...	Fireman (as Steven Schwartz-Hartley)
Deeny Dakota	...	Mary Lou (as Deenie Dakota)
Maurice Phillips	...	Cop at Indian Road Sign

Also Known As:

Over Her Dead Body

Runtime:

Argentina:98 min | UK:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Espanola, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Davis Entertainment

Soundtrack:

GOONSVILLE

Over her dead body!

Dark comedy with a too-familiar premise: woman catches her husband in bed with her sister and, after a scuffle, thinks she's killed her. She and her cheating husband attempt to dispose the body but come up against many screwball obstacles. Despite good leads Elizabeth Perkins and Judge Reinhold, the picture falls flat. It tries hard, but flails about. The script had possibilities, despite the overall feel of been-here-done-this, and the director can't work up much originality with such a slim budget. Disappointing and lackluster unreleased theatrical film was mentioned in the trades for a few years (always with a different title) and finally made it to video in 1990. *1/2 from ****