The Lady in Red (1979 film)
| The Lady in Red | |
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 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Lewis Teague |
| Written by | John Sayles |
| Produced by | Julie Corman |
| Starring | Pamela Sue Martin Robert Conrad |
| Cinematography | Daniel Lacambre |
| Edited by | Larry Bock Ron Medico Lewis Teague |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $400,000[1] |
| Box office | $900,000[2] |
The Lady in Red is a 1979 film directed by Lewis Teague, and starring Pamela Sue Martin and Robert Conrad. It is an early writing effort of John Sayles who became better known as a director in the 1980s and 1990s. The film tells the crime story of poor farmer's daughter who leaves for Chicago, where she is sent to prison, serves as prostitute, falls in love with a criminal and finally tries bank robbery.
Cast
- Pamela Sue Martin — Polly Franklin
- Robert Conrad — John Dillinger
- Louise Fletcher — Anna Sage
- Christopher Lloyd — Frognose
- Laurie Heineman — Rose Shimkus
- Robert Hogan — Jake Lingle
- Glenn Withrow — Eddie
- Robert Forster — Turk
- Dick Miller — Patek
- Alan Vint — Melvin Purvis
Production
The soundtrack of this film is notable as the first film score composed by James Horner, who became one of the best known film score composers in Hollywood.
Release
The film was not a big success at the box office. Roger Corman re-released it in 1980 under the title Guns, Sin and Bathtub Gin, but it did not fare much better.[2]
On December 17, 2010 Shout! Factory released the title on DVD, packaged as a double feature with Crazy Mama as part of the Roger Corman Cult Classics collection.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079429/business?ref_=tt_dt_bus
- ^ a b Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 169
- ^ "Roger Corman's Cult Classics". Shout! Factory. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
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