The Lady in Red

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The Lady in Red

R

1979

1h 33m

Crime

Drama

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A farm girl (Pamela Sue Martin) turns to guns, sin and bathtub gin with gangster John Dillinger (Robert Conrad).

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Brian Orndorf

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Sayles aims to create characters and threats, aiming to deal honestly and epically with the lead character's descent into hell. Unfortunately, "The Lady in Red" is a Roger Corman production.

Rated: B-

Jul 11, 2021

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Quentin Tarantino

The New Beverly

We feel every single emotion Polly feels. We go on this epic journey with Polly. That's why when the film reaches her hard-fought final freeze frame we're all exhausted.

Jun 22, 2020

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John Beifuss

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

'It hurts,' Polly says, after losing her virgnity to a lying cad; this is her defining comment, and a succinct summation of Sayles' judgment on the screwing that much of America takes every day from the people in charge.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 18, 2011

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Sean Axmaker

Parallax View

This is populist moviemaking, Corman style, courtesy of that old lefty John Sayles.

Dec 7, 2010

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 25, 2005

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Andy Klein

New Times

Rated: 4/5

May 29, 2004

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Jamie K

A rock-solid character drama that embodies the rawness of exploitation cinema. A jam packed 90 minutes with phenomenal performances, particularly by Louise Fletcher.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/06/22

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s r

Cheap and pointless.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

another lost review-grrrrr

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Forget that new movie, this is where it is at! I'm not a huge fan of heist movies. But, by manufacturing a "strong female gettin" no breaks" story for Polly the Corman crew make Dillinger"s death full of emotions that most bio-pics loose in trying to be "authentic." More than that- seeing Christopher Lloyd be so evil is frightening... and then they throw in Robert Forrester just to get my pulse going.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Lewis Teague

Director

Pamela Sue Martin

Polly Franklin

Robert Conrad

John Dillinger

Louise Fletcher

Anna Sage

Robert Hogan

Jake Lingle

Laurie Heineman

Rose Shimkus

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Synopsis

A farm girl (Pamela Sue Martin) turns to guns, sin and bathtub gin with gangster John Dillinger (Robert Conrad).

Director: Lewis Teague
Producer: Julie Corman
Production Co: New World Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m

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