Sweet Revenge (1976)

A young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender who tries to steer her straight. But her goal is to steal and subsequently sell enough ... See full summary »

Director:

Jerry Schatzberg

Writers:

Marilyn Goldin, B.J. Perla (screenplay),

Stars:

Stockard Channing, Sam Waterston, Franklyn Ajaye

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stockard Channing	...	Vurrla Kowsky
Sam Waterston	...	Le Clerq
Franklyn Ajaye	...	Edmund
Richard Daughty	...	Andy
Norman Matlock	...	John
Marvin Rosand	...	Policeman
Robert Lewis-Ferguson	...	Policeman #2
Betta St. George	...	Woman Guard
Evan A. Lottman	...	Bailiff (as Evan Lottman)
Adrian Sparks	...	D.A.
Jock Dove	...	Judge
Duncan Maclean
Brooks Woolley	...	Ferrari Salesman
Edmund Villa	...	Greg (as Ed E. Villa)
Adele Burnett	...	Judge Adams

Storyline

A young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender who tries to steer her straight. But her goal is to steal and subsequently sell enough cars (sometimes the same car more than once) to buy a new Ferrari.

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Plot Keywords:

public defender | ferrari | compulsion | desire | car theft | 

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Taglines:

There's never been a girl so good at being bad. And now she's planning "Sweet Revenge."

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dandy, the All American Girl

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The working title of the film was "All-American Girl".

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Connections

Referenced in The Lion Roars Again (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Say Goodbye to Hollywood"
by Billy Joel

User Reviews

The Porsch 356 was sold the 2nd or 3rd time at my houseboat

Looking for a copy of the movie to see if my wife was actually in the movie or a second. Sweet Revenge was filmed at our houseboat and I was a little irate because I couldn't get home from work. Stockard Channing used our bathroom to freshen up and signed her name in lipstick on the mirror; which I thought was a little presumptuous. My wife was watching the production with her hair in curlers which the director liked and wanted to keep her in the film, but since we were going out that night she skipped the last couple of takes. We always wondered if she was in the print or not. We couldn't really tell from the showing. I would sure like to see it one more time. I thought the funniest scene was transposition of the police siren with the ice cream loudspeaker. Otherwise, I agree the plot was a little thin.