Compromising Positions

Compromising Positions
Directed byFrank Perry
Written bySusan Isaacs (also novel)
Produced bySalah M. Hassanein,
Frank Perry
Starring
CinematographyBarry Sonnenfeld
Edited byPeter Frank
Music byBrad Fiedel
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 30, 1985 (1985-08-30)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million[1]
Box office$12,531,831

Compromising Positions is a 1985 American film released by Paramount Pictures and directed by Frank Perry. The screenplay, by Susan Isaacs, was adapted from her 1978 novel. The plot concerns a Long Island housewife and former journalist who becomes involved in a murder investigation.

The film stars Susan Sarandon, Raúl Juliá, Judith Ivey, Edward Herrmann, Mary Beth Hurt, Joe Mantegna, Deborah Rush, Anne De Salvo, and Josh Mostel. Joan Allen has a small role.

  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog".