Sunburn
Sunburn is a 1979 British-American comedy detective film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and written by James Booth, John Daly and Stephen Oliver. It is based on the novel The Bind by Stanley Ellin. The film stars Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin, Art Carney, Joan Collins, William Daniels and John Hillerman. The film was released on August 10, 1979, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Jake Dekker is a private eye who is hired by an insurance company to travel to Acapulco and investigate the death of a rich industrialist named Theron. In an effort to cloak his intentions, Dekker adopts the persona of an independently wealthy jet-setter and hires the beautiful Ellie Morgan to pose as his wife. After the two arrive, they are invited to a party, where they become acquainted with Theron's offspring—a grown daughter and son, named Joanna and Karl. Of the two, only Joanna appears to be genuinely in grief, while Karl takes his father's death in stride, all the while attempting to seduce Ellie, unsuccessfully.
More details
| author | James Booth |
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| contentLocation | Mexico |
| director | Richard C. Sarafian |
| editor | Geoffrey Foot |
| genre | comedy mystery |
| keywords | acapulco dead man insurance company kill old friend private eye |
| musicBy | John Cameron |
| producer | Gerald Green John Daly |
| productionCompany | Hemdale Film Corporation |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |