Menu For Murder (1990)

The president (Robin Mattson) of an upscale school Parent Teacher's Association is a manipulative, driven woman. The other seven women on the board can't stand her. At a fund raising luncheon in order to raise funds, she drops dead from eating a poisoned sandwich. The remaining seven become prime suspects in her murder. Based on the novel by Valerie Wolzien and directed by Larry Peerce (GOODBYE COLUMBUS). I love a good whodunit so I'm more tolerant of this mystery comedy than most would be I suspect. The attempts at bitchy humor among the women is inane and sexist. That aside, the mystery aspects are good although the script is hampered by the domestic squabbles of one of the suspects (Julia Duffy) and her husband (Douglas Barr) which drag the movie down. The movie ends with a silly car chase that the film could have easily done without. For murder mystery addicts only. With Morgan Fairchild, Cindy Williams, Marla Gibbs, Ed Marinaro, Joan Van Ark, Jane Carr and Edie McClurg.