V.I. Warshawski (1991)

Director:

Jeff Kanew

Writers (WGA):

Sara Paretsky ('V.I. Warshawski' novels)
Edward Taylor (screen story)

Release Date:

26 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

V.I. Warshawski: A private detective with a name as tough as she is.

Plot:

A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Murder | Personal Computer | Blood | Egg

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kathleen Turner	...	Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski
Jay O. Sanders	...	Murray Ryerson
Charles Durning	...	Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory
Angela Goethals	...	Kat Grafalk, Bernard's Daughter
Nancy Paul	...	Paige Wilson Grafalk
Frederick Coffin	...	Horton Grafalk
Charles McCaughan	...	Trumble Grafalk
Stephen Meadows	...	Bernard 'Boom-Boom' Grafalk
Wayne Knight	...	Earl 'Bonehead' Smeissen
Lynnie Godfrey	...	Sal, Golden Glow Bartender
Anne Pitoniak	...	Dr. Lotty Herschel
Stephen Root	...	Mickey
Robert Clotworthy	...	Philip Pugh, Attorney
Tom Allard	...	Big Eddie, Earl's Thug
Mike Hagerty	...	Babe (as Michael G. Hagerty)

Also Known As:

V.I. Warshawski, Detective in High Heels (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Australia:M | New Zealand:R | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

Kathleen Turner went on to play V.I. Warshawski on BBC radio.

Quotes:

Victoria "V.I." Warshawski: Never underestimate a man's ability to underestimate a woman.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 1 (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

El Son De La Manta

Beauty, Brains, Story and Great one-liners!

I keep thinking the other people who have commented on this movie saw a different movie than I did. I totally enjoyed it, Kathleen Turner delivers a wisecrack better than anyone and her mocking laugh in the bathtub scene is too much! She shows her vulnerable side yet you know that V.I. can take care of herself when she has to. The foul mouthed little girl made me cringe a little with her first words in the movie. The chemistry between V.I. and the girl works for me. Randy Edleman's music for the movie really delivers as well. My test of a film really centers on the characters. If I like the characters and care about them that's usually enough. This film has a story which is more than I can say for other more popular films. I would give it 4 stars out of 5.