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Writer:
Nicholas St. John (writer)
Release Date:
24 April 1981 (USA)
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Crime Will No Longer Roam the Streets. more
Plot:
A shy and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day, in which she takes to the streets of New York after dark and randomly kills men with a .45 caliber gun. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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(3 articles)
Poster and Synopsis for Abel Ferrara's Jekyll and Hyde
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(From Dread Central. 15 September 2009, 12:47 AM, PDT)
The Quick and the Dead (Blu-Ray Review)
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Gritty and unforgettable vigilante /rape and revenge thriller.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Zoë Lund | ... | Thana (as Zoë Tamerlis) | |
| Albert Sinkys | ... | Albert | |
| Darlene Stuto | ... | Laurie | |
| Helen McGara | ... | Carol | |
| Nike Zachmanoglou | ... | Pamela | |
| Abel Ferrara | ... | 1st Rapist (as Jimmy Laine) | |
| Peter Yellen | ... | The Burglar (2nd Rapist) | |
| Editta Sherman | ... | Mrs. Nasone (Landlady) | |
| Vincent Gruppi | ... | Heckler on Corner | |
| S. Edward Singer | ... | The Photographer | |
| Stanley Timms | ... | The Pimp | |
| Faith Peters | ... | The Prostitute | |
| Lawrence Zavaglia | ... | The Arab | |
| Alex Jachino | ... | The Chauffeur | |
| Jack Thibeau | ... | Man in Bar |
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Angel of Vengeance (Australia)
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80 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) |
Finland:(Banned) (1981) |
Finland:K-18 (2001) |
Argentina:18 |
USA:X |
New Zealand:R18 (re rating) (1999) |
USA:R (edited for re-rating) |
USA:X (original rating) |
Australia:R |
France:-12 |
Norway:18 (re-rating) (2003) |
Sweden:(Banned) |
West Germany:18 |
UK:18 (cut) |
Iceland:16 |
Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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The name of Zoë Lund's character, Thana, is reminiscent of the Greek god of death, "Thanatos". Sigmund Freud used the word to refer to the human "death instinct", which leads people to take risks, seek thrills or behave destructively in ways that could lead to death.
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Plot holes: Thana never runs out of bullets. She seems to use 5 or 6 shots at a time, and a person like her would likely not know where to buy more shells.
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"Ms.45" easily has to be my favourite Abel Ferrara's flick.A fragile,pathologically shy New York City seamstress named Thana(Zoë Tamerlis)is brutally raped at gunpoint twice in one afternoon by two different assailants,first while walking home and the second in her own home.This time she kills her rapist and rather than report the crime to the authorities,decides to dispose of the body herself by dismembering the body.Meanwhile,she finds herself the new owner of his Star.45-calibre pistol,which she takes to kill for protection.Very intense,dark and gritty vigilante thriller obviously influenced by "I Spit on Your Grave" and "Death Wish" with virtually every male character being a two-dimensional predator.Zoë Tamerlis is perfect as a mute killing machine Thana-she is stunningly beautiful and deadly.10 out of 10.See it before you die!