Dead Husbands
1998, English. Directed by Paul Shapiro.
Her wives' club takes marriage vows seriously. Especially "'til death do us part!"
Dr. Carter Elson is a man who finds a list of men's names among his wife Alex's possessions. When Carter discovers his own name at the bottom of the list, and that some of the other names are those of dead men, he confides in his friend/agent Betty. Time is ticking as they try and figure out what the list means before his name reaches the top. Alex, a small town girl who marries the up-and-coming doctor as an entry to the social-climbing world she always coveted, is frustrated when obstacles are placed in her path. She meets two other "unhappy wives," played by Sonja Smits and Donna Pescow, and discovers a way out that may be the answer to all of her prayers. The women conspire to 'shorten the list!'
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Paul ShapiroDirector
- Nicollette SheridanAlexandra Elston
- John RitterDr. Carter Elston
- Sonja SmitsSheila Feinstein
- Donna PescowRosemary Monroe
- Amy YasbeckBetty Lancing
- Sheila McCarthyJane Armitage
- Sherry MillerNicole Allison
- Kenneth WelshChase Woodward
- Eugene ClarkSheriff Moss
- Wendy MacDonaldMrs. Carl Lanley
- Huey LewisDalton Phillips (uncredited)
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- Released
- 2 December 1998
- Country
- Canada
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Dead Husbands runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Dead Husbands isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 December 1998. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dead Husbands?
Dead Husbands (1998) was directed by Paul Shapiro and stars Nicollette Sheridan, John Ritter, Sonja Smits.