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Someone to Watch Over Me

Year:

1987

Duration:

106 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Ridley Scott

Awards:

2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1987-10-09

Filming Locations: Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $17,000,000

Opening Weekend: $2,908,796 (USA) (12 October 1987)

Gross: $10,278,549 (USA)SEK 1,828,400 (Sweden)

Cast

Actor

Character

Tom Berenger

Someone to Watch Over Me

Mimi Rogers

Claire Gregory

Lorraine Bracco

Ellie Keegan

Jerry Orbach

Lt. Garber

John Rubinstein

Neil Steinhart

Andreas Katsulas

Joey Venza

Tony DiBenedetto

T.J. (also as Tony Di Benedetto)

James E. Moriarty

Koontz (as James Moriarty)

Mark Moses

Win Hockings

Daniel Hugh Kelly

Scotty

Harley Cross

Tommy Keegan

Joanne Baron

Helen Greening

Anthony Bishop

Waiter

David Berman

Cop #1

Sharon K. Brecke

Bimbo (as Sharon Brecke)

Peter Carew

Doorman

Christopher Cass

Rookie Cop

Jim Paul Eilers

Sparks

Suzi Gilder

Pretty Young Thing (as Susi Gilder)

Mary Gillis

Mary, Claire's Maid

Billy Kane

Brooklyn

Helen Lambros

Met Benefactress

Jack McGee

Bartender

Meg Mundy

Antonia

Jeff Nielsen

Tie Salesman

Harlan Cary Poe

Killer

Marilyn Rockafellow

Marge

Helen Tran

Vietnamese Girl

Harvey Vernon

Giddings

Mark Voland

Plainclothes Cop #1

Anthony Caso

Chauffeur (uncredited)

John Corbett

Walker (uncredited)

Louis Durra

Pianist (uncredited)

Joey Gironda

Undercover Cop (uncredited)

Timothy Klein

Rookie Cop (uncredited)

John Sobestanovich

Line-Up Man (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The picture was a commercial failure at the international box-office.

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The Gershwin song "Someone to watch over me" was originally introduced on Broadway in the 1920's Gershwin musical "Oh, Kay!" It was sung there by Gertrude Lawrence.

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First major role in a cinema movie for actress Lorraine Bracco.

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Goofs

The newspaper which Mike is carrying on his way to his first shift guarding Claire has the word "SUPERMEN!" on the back page. He is carrying an identical newspaper three or four days later.

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Quotes

Det. Mike Keegan: Hey! We got food back there, you know; all right? Hey, thanks for comin' - good to see ya. Come on in, get a drink. T.J...

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Det. Mike Keegan: I want to come home.

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Claire Gregory: It's been nice having you watch over me.

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