| Director | Bob Rafelson |
|---|---|
| Genre | romantic comedy |
| Runtime | 95 min |
| Country | Italy, United States |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $4.1 million |
Harry Bliss runs a guard dog service and is going through counseling with his wife Adele. A serial killer is on the loose in Los Angeles, so when the apartment of classical singer Joan Spruance is ransacked and she starts receiving threatening phone messages, Joan moves into the Hollywood Hills home of her sister Andy Ellerman. Joan does not feel safe at Andy's home because she is harassed by Andy's ex-lovers. She hires a guard dog from Harry's company and Harry is soon providing more than protection for the beautiful singer.
Harry is a natural-born liar who, because of his profession, feels that he lives by a code of honor – even if he cannot quite explain it – as one thing after another spins out of his control. Joan is soft and vulnerable as she is badgered by her conductor husband Lewie Duart, harassed by unknown callers, menaced by men from Andy's past and "helped" by Harry.