The Woman in Red (film)
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| The Woman in Red | |
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| Directed by | Gene Wilder |
| Produced by | Victor Drai |
| Written by | Yves Robert (play) Jean-Loup Dabadie (play) Gene Wilder |
| Starring | Gene Wilder Kelly LeBrock Gilda Radner |
| Music by | John Morris Stevie Wonder |
| Cinematography | Fred Schuler |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 15, 1984 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
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The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy directed by Gene Wilder and written by Jean-Loup Dabadie, Yves Robert and Wilder, starring Wilder as a happily married man who fantasizes about having an affair with a sexy mystery woman (Kelly LeBrock). His attempts to actually initiate the affair, however, are repeatedly thwarted by various comic circumstances, most notably by a secretary (Gilda Radner) who mistakenly believes that she is the object of his affection.
The soundtrack was composed by Stevie Wonder and features performances by Wonder and also Dionne Warwick. Wonder received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "I Just Called to Say I Love You".
Released in summer 1984, The movie was one of the first to receive a PG-13 rating from the MPAA.
The film is a remake of Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive) also known as Pardon mon affaire directed by Yves Robert.
[edit] Selected cast
- Gene Wilder as Theodore Pierce
- Arthur Bailey as Jocko
- Charles Grodin as Buddy
- Joseph Bologna as Joe
- Judith Ivey as Didi
- Michael Huddleston as Michael
- Kelly LeBrock as Charlotte
- Gilda Radner as Ms. Milner
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