Hit Lady (TV 1974)A beautiful young artist moonlights as a syndicate killer. Director:Tracy Keenan WynnWriter:Yvette Mimieux |
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Hit Lady (TV 1974)A beautiful young artist moonlights as a syndicate killer. Director:Tracy Keenan WynnWriter:Yvette Mimieux |
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| Yvette Mimieux | ... |
Angela de Vries
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Joseph Campanella | ... |
Jeffrey Baine
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| Clu Gulager | ... |
Roarke
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| Dack Rambo | ... |
Doug Reynolds
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| Keenan Wynn | ... |
Buddy McCormack
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Eddie
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Paul Genge | ... |
Webb
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Del Monroe | ... |
Hansen
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Mitzi Hoag | ... |
Woman at Airport
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| Sam Edwards | ... |
Innkeeper
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Francisco Ortega | ... |
Waiter
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Leslie McRay | ... |
Waitress
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At a Texas barbecue, a pretty woman chats up a wealthy rancher, and soon they're off on a horseback ride. Before she shoots him on an isolated road, she gives him a minute to reflect on who he might have offended on his rise to the top. She's Angela de Vries, a contract killer based in L.A. She wants this to have been her last job; her contractor wants one more death, a national union leader, made to look like an accident. She starts her homework on this mark. Meanwhile, in her private life, she's in love with a budding photographer. Is there any way that she can get out of the game and have a full love life? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Yvette Mimieux looks gorgeous and gives a fine, understated performance as a contract killer who methodically seduces her targets, waits until they have let their guard down, and then strikes - lethally. But problems arise when she decides that she wants to quit the business. What I particularly liked about Yvette's performance here is that she presents the character and lets the viewer decide how he or she should feel about her. She doesn't force-feed you the answers, and neither does the movie. It proceeds economically from scene to scene, telling a seemingly simple story, but the unexpected twist at the end of it has real impact. Be warned: it's not an action movie (though there is one car chase), it's more of a character drama. (**1/2)