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The Woman In Red
1984
In this American remake of the 1977 French farce "Pardon Mon Affaire," Teddy Pierce (Gene Wilder) is a happily married man who gets into hot water when he becomes attracted to a beautiful model (Kelly Le Brock). He begins to pursue the "woman in red" as his married buddies--who are each unfaithful to their own wives--cheer him .. Read more
| Starring | Gene Wilder, Kelly Le Brock, Joseph Bologna, Charles Grodin |
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| Director | Gene Wilder |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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The Woman In Red
In this American remake of the 1977 French farce "Pardon Mon Affaire," Teddy Pierce (Gene Wilder) is a happily married man who gets into hot water when he becomes attracted to a beautiful model (Kelly Le Brock). He begins to pursue the "woman in red" as his married buddies--who are each unfaithful to their own wives--cheer him on. Teddy's attempts to woo the model without his family finding out causes some comic confusion--and making the situation even more chaotic is a female colleague who is attracted to Teddy and begins to pursue him. Also featured is a chart-topping soundtrack performed by Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick, including the Academy Award-winning song, "I Just Called To Say I Love You."
| Starring | Gene Wilder, Kelly Le Brock, Joseph Bologna, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Gilda Radner |
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| Director | Gene Wilder |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 26 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 06 Sep 2004 Production year: 1984 |
| Format | DVD |
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One of the enduring cinema images of the eighties is Kelly LeBrock dancing over an air vent in her flame-red dress à la Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch, hypnotising pink-cheeked Gene Wilder. The rest of this warm-hearted and amusing story of obsession and extramarital longings doesn't quite live up to this promising opening, but it's a movie that just about holds the attention. Wilder is at his frantic best, ably supported by the likes of real-life wife Gilda Radner and Midnight Run's Charles Grodin. Stevie Wonder's hit single I Just Called to Say I Love You features on the soundtrack.
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Menopausal male Wilder gets the frustrated hots for comely Ms Le Brock in this broad, unfunny Hollywood remake of the... read more on Time Out
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Not as good as I remember
I saw this film at the cinema in 1984 on a date with my then girlfriend. I remember we both found it funny and charming, particularly enjoying the soundtrack and Gilda Radner, and was looking forward to seeing it again with my current (and much more wonderful) girlfriend. Suffice it to say that it went over like a lead balloon; this isn't the ideal date movie and I'm surprised it went over as well as it did back then. It seems dated and the humour now seems a bit forced. The film's attitude toward infidelity is ambiguous and even a bit disturbing: we see ample evidence of its destructive effect all around, yet the protagonist continues to pursue an extramarital affair in spite of this, at the encouragement of his friends who have also duly suffered. Even the bits with Gilda Radner aren't as funny as I remembered, and the soundtrack is a bit awkwardly integrated. I guess either the movies or my taste have grown up a bit since 1984; probably a bit of both.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Not as good as I remember
I saw this film at the cinema in 1984 on a date with my then girlfriend. I remember we both found it funny and charming, particularly enjoying the soundtrack and Gilda Radner, and was looking forward to seeing it again with my current (and much more wonderful) girlfriend. Suffice it to say that it went over like a lead balloon; this isn't the ideal date movie and I'm surprised it went over as well as it did back then. It seems dated and the humour now seems a bit forced. The film's attitude toward infidelity is ambiguous and even a bit disturbing: we see ample evidence of its destructive effect all around, yet the protagonist continues to pursue an extramarital affair in spite of this, at the encouragement of his friends who have also duly suffered. Even the bits with Gilda Radner aren't as funny as I remembered, and the soundtrack is a bit awkwardly integrated. I guess either the movies or my taste have grown up a bit since 1984; probably a bit of both.
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The Woman In Red
In this American remake of the 1977 French farce "Pardon Mon Affaire," Teddy Pierce (Gene Wilder) is a happily married man who gets into hot water when he becomes attracted to a beautiful model (Kelly Le Brock). He begins to pursue the "woman in red" as his married buddies--who are each unfaithful ...
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