Grace Quigley (1984)

Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. One day she witnesses a murder being committed by top hit-man, Seymour Flint. She decides to blackmail ... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony Harvey

Writer:

A. Martin Zweiback

Stars:

Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte, Kit Le Fever

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katharine Hepburn	...	Grace Quigley
Nick Nolte	...	Seymour Flint
Kit Le Fever	...	Muriel
Chip Zien	...	Dr. Herman
William Duell	...	Mr. Jenkins
Elizabeth Wilson	...	Emily Watkins
Walter Abel	...	Homer Morrison
Frances Pole	...	Sarah Hodgkins
Truman Gaige	...	Sam Pincus
Paula Trueman	...	Dorothy Trugert
Christopher Murney	...	Max Putnam
Nicholas Kepros	...	Funeral Director
Harris Laskawy	...	Mr. Argo
Carl Low	...	Old Man
Isabella Hoopes	...	Old Lady

Storyline

Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. One day she witnesses a murder being committed by top hit-man, Seymour Flint. She decides to blackmail him into killing her, however, she has one or two friends he has to get rid of first.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | old woman | female protagonist | hitman | old age | 

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Taglines:

Grace & Seymour have hit on a new solution to an age old problem

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group, The, Golan-Globus Productions, Northbrook Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last cinema film score of John Addison.

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Connections

Referenced in Open Water (2003)

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Soundtracks

"My Old Tuxedo"
(uncredited)
Music by Ray Davies
JW Media Music Ltd

User Reviews

Good....but..... Not Good Enough .

Yes,this was quite unfortunately Ms. Hepburn's last starring vehicle. What a shame it is too! Despite a daring storyline and plot about elderly people who no longer want to live,the second 1/2 of this film gets hopelessly lost!

It loses it's direction and in a sense...chickens out from it's bold stance on assisted suicide and or mercy killings. While I don't favor such acts,I thought that Ms. Hepburn and all involved were making some sort of statement here.

Later she,regrets her act of helping her friends die by turning in the man she hired! The continuity of the film seems disrupted as well by shoddy editing and dialouge. At least she got to be in 1994's Love Affair.

A short appearance but 100% better than this! In one part of this Nick Nolte is looking all over the city for her and incredibly finds her on the roof of a building! What did he do? Go to the roof of every building in the city?!

By the end of this I can't tell if they regret what they've done or are okay with it! When I found this at my local Blockbuster Video,I considered it a stroke of luck but I guess I should have known by how dusty it was (and yes it honestly was!)that it hadn't been watched for a reason.

I love Ms. Hepburn's acting and I don't blame her for this fiasco nor Mr. Nolte. She's great as always but the second 1/2 does no justice to her abilities. I blame the writers,the producers,the directors and the studio especially for not shelving this embarrassment to an otherwise great actress and Hollywood legend! Avoid at all costs,unless you "really" love Katharine Hepburn so much,you'll watch her in anything!