A Dangerous Woman (1993 film)
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| Directed by | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
| Produced by | Naomi Foner Kathleen Kennedy |
| Screenplay by | Naomi Foner |
| Based on | A Dangerous Woman by Mary McGarry Morris |
| Starring | Laurie Metcalf Debra Winger Barbara Hershey Gabriel Byrne |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
| Editing by | Angelo Corrao Harvey Rosenstock |
| Studio | Amblin Entertainment Rollercoaster Productions |
| Distributed by | Gramercy Pictures (USA) Island World (International) |
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| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,497,222 (United States) |
A Dangerous Woman is a 1993 film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. The screenplay was written by his then wife Naomi Foner, loosely based on the award winning novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris. The feature was co-produced by Amblin Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures and stars Laurie Metcalf, Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey and Gyllenhaal and Foner's two children, Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, both of whom would later go into acting.
Debra Winger was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance and also won Best Actress at the Tokyo International Film Festival.[1]
The movie has never been released on Region 1 DVD. The film was once released on video in the United Kingdom by First Independent Films.
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[edit] Plot
Martha (Winger) struggles to have a normal life in spite of being mentally challenged. On a paying job, she gets fired for a string of accusations about something she did not do. Later, she returns to her aunt's (Hershey) home and starts to be attracted to the local handyman (Byrne).
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Laurie Metcalf | Anita Bell |
| Debra Winger | Martha Horgan |
| Barbara Hershey | Frances Beechum |
| John Terry | Steve Bell |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | Patsy Bell |
| Jake Gyllenhaal | Edward (as Jacob Gyllenhaal) |
| Gabriel Byrne | Mackey |
| Chloe Webb | Birdie |
| David Strathairn | Getso |
[edit] Critical reception
Janet Maslin of The New York Times had praise for the film, especially Winger's acting and Gyllenhaal's direction but found the film to be more akin to melodrama than true drama:
| “ | A Dangerous Woman is soap opera... With Ms. Winger's eerily convincing performance as its centerpiece, the film creates a world of sexual chicanery that would do any television series proud... The film has been given an appealingly languid and intimate mood by the director, Stephen Gyllenhaal.[2] | ” |
[edit] References
- ^ Staff report (October 3, 1994). Winger wins with 'Dangerous Woman.' Buffalo News
- ^ Maslin, Janet (1993-12-03). "Movie Review - A Dangerous Woman - Review/Film; The Turning Point for a Plain Jane - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=2&res=9F0CE2DB1230F930A35751C1A965958260. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
[edit] External links
- A Dangerous Woman at the Internet Movie Database
- A Dangerous Woman at AllRovi
- Original New York Times Review
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