Compromising Positions

"You're about to find out why the women of Shorehaven would rather kill than miss an appointment with Dr. Bruce Fleckstein."

Aug 30 1985 R 1h 39m
Comedy, Drama, Mystery

An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.

Plot

Judith Singer is a housewife, out of the journalism business for many years. When a dentist she has been seeing (who has a strong bedside manner even while female patients are still in the chair) is found murdered, she finds that a neighbor is a suspect. She begins to investigate. This places her in danger from the murderer, from the women who have had affairs with the dentist, and from the police who begin to wonder why she is always at the scenes where clues are discovered. Her husband becomes angry at what is happening, placing strains on her family as she finds herself more and more attracted to the police detective investigating the murder.

Written by

Susan Isaacs

Directed by

Frank Perry

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

Español, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,188
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
65
Popularity
NA