Sunburn
Seen it?1979 | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to solve it before the characters do and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. If you loved Bullitt, start here. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
A model and a private eye help a New York insurance investigator on a deadly case in Acapulco.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
- Farrah FawcettEllie
- Charles GrodinJake
- Art CarneyMarcus
- Joan CollinsNera
- William DanielsCrawford
- John HillermanWebb
- Eleanor ParkerMrs. Thoren
- Keenan WynnMark Elmes
- Robin ClarkeKarl
- Joan GoodfellowJoanna