Alex and Erica Boyer are a young couple in crisis. Alex, despite his loving wife, beautiful home and high-paying job, feels trapped. When Erica has an accident that leaves her temporarily confined to a wheelchair and requiring the services of a private nurse, the beautiful Lisa enters the Boyers' lives. A complicated situation develops as Alex sees Lisa as the cure for his own problems as well as his wife's.
Acting
Griffin Dunne's sweaty desperation is peak uncomfortable.
Costume
Power suits and pastels that scream 'I have a loft.'
Director
Adam Brooks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adam Brooks later wrote The Notebook, proving he eventually learned sincerity.
This bombed in 1985 because audiences wanted genuine rom-coms, not marital autopsies.
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