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5.9/10   2,367 votes
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Writer:
Barry Sandler (writer)
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Release Date:
19 October 1984 (USA) more
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Her name is China Blue. She is watched. She is worshipped. And, she must remain a mystery. more
Plot:
A sportswear designer leads a double life as a hooker named China Blue. One of her clients, a divorced man... more | add synopsis
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2 wins more
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(2 articles)
User Comments:
I Know I Am Going To Take Some Heat For This, BUT * * * * out of 4. more (35 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kathleen Turner ... Joanna Crane / China Blue

Bruce Davison ... Donny Hopper
Gordon Hunt ... Group Leader

Dan Gerrity ... Group Member #1

Anthony Perkins ... Rev. Peter Shayne
Terry Hoyos ... Group Member #2

Annie Potts ... Amy Grady
Vince McKewin ... Group Member #3
Deanna Oliver ... Group Member #4
Patricia Stevens ... Group Member $5
John Laughlin ... Bobby Grady
John G. Scanlon ... Carl
Janice Renney ... Stripper

Stephen Lee ... Jerry
Pat McNamara ... Frank
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion (Australia)
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Runtime:
107 min | USA:112 min (director's cut)
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Jeff Bridges was offered the role of Grady, but was not cast over salary disputes. more
Quotes:
Rev. Shayne: Save your soul, whore!
China: Save your money, shithead!
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Referenced in The Last Days of Ki (2005) more
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GET HAPPY more

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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
I Know I Am Going To Take Some Heat For This, BUT * * * * out of 4., 4 September 2002

Click on my name for a list of over 500 reviews! This review is for the unrated version.

Fashion designer (Kathleen Turner) lives a double life at night posing as a $50 hooker. She is stalked and terrorized by a psycho preacher (Anthony Perkins) while a married man (John Laughlin) slowly falls in love with her. Amid all the sleaze, kink, (which is all very necessary to the plot of the film) and talk lies an intelligent, thoughtful film. You are never able to take your eyes off of Turner who is absolutely spellbinding. Perkins plays crazy like no one else can. And Laughlin and Annie Potts turn in frank, honest performances. Director Ken Russell is able to create colorful characterizations and generate memorable dialogue. The very 80's score falls perfectly into place in the film and the ending is among one of the most shocking in cinema history. A masterpiece in every respect and one of the most under rated films of all time.

Unrated; Extreme Sexual & Violent Content, Nudity, Profanity, Adult Themes and Nudity.

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