Someone to Watch Over Me ( film ) - wikipedia Someone to Watch Over Me ( film ) Someone to Watch Over Me Theatrical release poster Directed by Ridley Scott Produced by Thierry de Ganay Mimi Polk Gitlin Harold Schneider Written by Howard Franklin Starring Tom Berenger Mimi Rogers Lorraine Bracco Jerry Orbach John Rubinstein Andreas Katsulas Music by Michael Kamen Cinematography Steven B. Poster Edited by Claire Simpson Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date October 9, 1987 ( 1987 - 10 - 09 ) Running time 106 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $17 million Box office $10,278,549 Someone to Watch Over Me is a 1987 romance crime thriller film starring Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers and directed by Ridley Scott. The film 's soundtrack includes the George and Ira Gershwin song from which the film takes its title, here sung by Sting, and Vangelis ' `` Memories of Green '', originally from Scott 's Blade Runner. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3.1 Box office 4 Home media 5 References 6 External links Plot Socialite Claire Gregory ( Mimi Rogers ) attends a party and art show sponsored by one of her oldest friends, Winn Hockings ( Mark Moses ). Accompanying her is her straitlaced boyfriend, Neil Steinhart ( John Rubinstein ). In another part of town, there is another party, this one for newly appointed NYPD detective Mike Keegan ( Tom Berenger ). Winn is accosted by a former partner, Joey Venza ( Andreas Katsulas ), who is angry because Winn had not come to him to borrow money for his new art studio. After a short argument, he stabs Winn to death. Claire witnesses the killing as she steps out of the elevator ; she screams and is spotted by Venza. He pursues her, but she manages to get back into the elevator just in time. The police are called in and the new detective Keegan is there. He is a married man, but immediately falls for Claire. Along with fellow cops, he is assigned to protect Claire until she can make a positive ID of Venza ( once he is arrested ) and testify in court. Keegan is determined to protect Claire and goes to extremes to do so. Venza makes numerous threats and attempts on her life, nearly succeeding at one point. Keegan and his wife Ellie ( Lorraine Bracco ) separate over his involvement in the case. He and Claire acknowledge their love but Keegan can not bring himself to simply abandon his family. At the end, Venza, who draws out Keegan by taking his son hostage, is shot by Ellie and killed. Claire breaks up with her staid boyfriend and intends to go to Europe to get over Keegan, who returns to his wife and son. Cast Tom Berenger as Det. Mike Keegan Mimi Rogers as Claire Gregory Lorraine Bracco as Ellie Keegan Jerry Orbach as Lt. Garber John Rubinstein as Neil Steinhart Andreas Katsulas as Joey Venza Tony Di Benedetto as T.J. Jim Moriarty as Koontz Mark Moses as Win Hockings Daniel Hugh Kelly as Scotty Harley Cross as Tommy Keegan Reception Someone to Watch Over Me earned positive reviews from critics, and it currently holds a 76 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews with the consensus stating : `` Its plot is sometimes hard to swallow, but some fine acting and director Ridley Scott 's stylish visual flair make Someone to Watch Over Me an engaging police thriller ''. Box Office Someone to Watch Over Me was a box office disappointment despite positive reviews, bringing in a total of $10,278,549 in a limited run at the theater. Home media The film did better on VHS. References Jump up ^ `` Someone to Watch Over Me ( 1987 ) - Box Office Mojo ''. Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Weekend Box Office ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 14, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Someone to Watch Over Me ( 1987 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` VIDEO CHARTS : Babies Booming, ' East L.A. ' Rising ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 4, 2012. External links Someone to Watch Over Me on IMDb Someone to Watch Over Me at the TCM Movie Database Someone to Watch Over Me at AllMovie Someone to Watch Over Me at Rotten Tomatoes Films directed by Ridley Scott Feature films The Duellists ( 1977 ) Alien ( 1979 ) Blade Runner ( 1982 ) Legend ( 1985 ) Someone to Watch Over Me ( 1987 ) Black Rain ( 1989 ) Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ) 1492 : Conquest of Paradise ( 1992 ) White Squall ( 1996 ) G.I. Jane ( 1997 ) Gladiator ( 2000 ) Hannibal ( 2001 ) Black Hawk Down ( 2001 ) Matchstick Men ( 2003 ) Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ) A Good Year ( 2006 ) American Gangster ( 2007 ) Body of Lies ( 2008 ) Robin Hood ( 2010 ) Prometheus ( 2012 ) The Counselor ( 2013 ) Exodus : Gods and Kings ( 2014 ) The Martian ( 2015 ) Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) All the Money in the World ( 2017 ) Other work Boy and Bicycle ( short film, 1965 ) 1984 ( advertisement, 1984 ) All the Invisible Children ( segment `` Jonathan '', 2005 ) Unrealized projects Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me_(film)&oldid=860632480 '' Categories : 1987 films English - language films 1980s crime drama films 1980s crime thriller films 1980s romantic drama films 1980s thriller drama films American crime drama films American crime thriller films American films American romantic drama films American romantic thriller films American thriller drama films Columbia Pictures films Police detective films Films scored by Michael Kamen Films about murderers Films directed by Ridley Scott Films set in New York City Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Svenska 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 22 September 2018, at 01 : 11 ( UTC ). 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Question: who starred in someone to watch over me
Answer: Tom Berenger