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Just like a Woman (1992 film)

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Just Like a Woman
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Monger
Written byNicholas Evans
Based onGeraldine, For the Love of a Transvestite
by Monica Jay
Produced byNicholas Evans
StarringJulie Walters
Adrian Pasdar
Paul Freeman
CinematographyAlan Hume
Edited byNicolas Gaster
Music byMichael Storey
Production
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Distributed byThe Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release date
  • 25 September 1992 (1992-09-25)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£0.3 million (UK)[2]

Just Like a Woman is a 1992 British comedy-drama film directed by Christopher Monger, and starring Julie Walters, Adrian Pasdar and Paul Freeman. The screenplay by Nicholas Evans is based on the 1985 novel Geraldine, For the Love of a Transvestite by Monica Jay. One of few "cross-dressing" films in which the hero is actually a transvestite, therefore having pure intentions, unlike Some Like It Hot, Tootsie, Mrs. Doubtfire and others in which the cross-dresser has an ulterior motive, the film was a modest commercial and critical success.

Plot

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Gerald Tilson, a finance executive, finds himself thrown out by his wife when she discovers women's underwear in their flat; in fact the clothes belong to him. He takes lodgings with Monica, who gradually discovers his alter ego, "Geraldine". A subplot deals with his boss' plan to defraud their Japanese clients, and how the couple thwart it.

Cast

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Production

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The film's title is taken from the song "Just Like a Woman" by Bob Dylan.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "JUST LIKE A WOMAN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 17 June 1992. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Top 10 Rank films in UK 1992". Screen International. 11 April 1997. p. 16.
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