Lucky Lady

PG

1975

1 hr. 58 min.

Comedy

Drama

List

33%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

38%

100+ Ratings

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Kibby Womack (Gene Hackman) and Walker Ellis (Burt Reynolds) are two best friends, riding high during Prohibition as the overseers of a major underground liquor distributor. When the men meet singer Claire (Liza Minnelli), who tells them she can get their product into hundreds of establishments, they go into business with her. Things hit a snag, though, when a love triangle develops between the three, complicating matters as they all try to stay one step ahead of the law.

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Quite entertaining, with three splendid main characters and actors. Donen direction is always a success.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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steve d

Lucky Lady, unlucky viewer.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Liza Minnelli as the Ditzy Master Mind (Claire)of a Boot Legging Operation During Prohibition, okay.Burt Reynolds(Walker) & Gene Hackman(Kibby) as her Partners in Crime, both in love with her.Lots of Silly Chaos with a Rival Bootlegging Gang that they manage to always one up in some humorous & lucky way.They have a Boat named after Claire, the "Lucky Lady", but it's a heap that amazes that it even gets to any destination.A Silly Fun Caper Film, not Academy Awards material, but a fun watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

I expected to like this movie right from the start since it had Gene Hackman & Burt Reynolds but it was boring beginning to end & I mainly kept it on as background noise while I did other stuff.I guess I should've known it was gonna suck after reading the movie description

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Good cast, good movie. fun

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Stanley Donen

Director

Gene Hackman

Kibby Womack

Liza Minnelli

Claire

Burt Reynolds

Walker Ellis

Geoffrey Lewis

Capt. Mosely

John Hillerman

McTeague

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Pauline Kael

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This mercenaries' film is so coarsely conceived it obliterates any emotion, any art.

Oct 24, 2023

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Eddie Harrison

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...ramshackle but watchable star-vehicle...

Rated: 3/5

Nov 30, 2023

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

Whatever you're looking for, Lucky Lady has enough to whet your appetite, but not enough to satisfy it.

May 9, 2023

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Joe Leydon

The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)

Despite all its sexual liberation, director Stanley Donen's film is really nothing but an old-fashioned star vehicle. And quite a splendid one at that.

Aug 16, 2021

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David A. Nardozzi

Philadelphia Gay News

One small cog is lacking: an interesting and intelligible plot.

May 26, 2020

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DuMont Howard

Philadelphia Gay News

I am getting a little sick of those nostalgia films about the good ol' days. I'm not sure we'll ever catch the spirit of the thirties and forties movies any better than the movies of the thirties and forties did themselves.

May 26, 2020

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Synopsis

Kibby Womack (Gene Hackman) and Walker Ellis (Burt Reynolds) are two best friends, riding high during Prohibition as the overseers of a major underground liquor distributor. When the men meet singer Claire (Liza Minnelli), who tells them she can get their product into hundreds of establishments, they go into business with her. Things hit a snag, though, when a love triangle develops between the three, complicating matters as they all try to stay one step ahead of the law.

Director: Stanley Donen
Screenwriter: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Feb 1, 2011