Someone to Watch Over Me (film)

Someone to Watch Over Me
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRidley Scott
Written byHoward Franklin
Produced by
  • Thierry de Ganay
  • Harold Schneider
Starring
CinematographySteven B. Poster
Edited byClaire Simpson
Music byMichael Kamen
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 9, 1987 (1987-10-09)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12.8 million[1]
Box office$10,278,549[2]

Someone to Watch Over Me is a 1987 American neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Howard Franklin. It stars Tom Berenger as a police detective who has to protect a wealthy woman (Mimi Rogers), who is a key witness in a murder trial. The film's soundtrack includes the George and Ira Gershwin song from which the film takes its title, recorded by Sting, and Vangelis' "Memories of Green", originally from Scott's Blade Runner (1982).

  1. ^ DAVID PICKER: OUT OF THE COLD, INTO COLUMBIA: [Home Edition] Friendly, David T. Los Angeles Times 4 Dec 1986: 1.
  2. ^ "Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.