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6.8/10   734 votes
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Director:

Maggie Greenwald

Writer (WGA):

Maggie Greenwald (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

20 August 1993 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Western more

Tagline:

In the Wild West, a woman had only two choices. She could be a wife or she could be a whore... Josephine Monaghan chose to be a man.

Plot:

Based on a true story, this is the tale of Josephine Monaghan, a young woman of the mid-19th century... more | add synopsis

Awards:

2 nominations more

User Comments:

underrated more (22 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Suzy Amis ... Josephine 'Jo' Monaghan
Bo Hopkins ... Frank Badger

Ian McKellen ... Percy Corcoran
David Chung ... Tinman Wong

Heather Graham ... Mary Addie

Rene Auberjonois ... Streight Hollander
Carrie Snodgress ... Ruth Badger

Anthony Heald ... Henry Grey

Melissa Leo ... Beatrice Grey

Sam Robards ... Jasper Hill
Olinda Turturro ... Elvira
Ruth Maleczech ... Shopkeeper
Jeffrey Andrews ... Sam
Cathy Haase ... Mrs. Addie
Peadair S. Addie Sr. ... Mr. Addie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Little Man Jo (New Zealand: English title) (video title)
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Runtime:

UK:121 min | USA:121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Joco more


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Little Jo shoots his(her) first wolf, the wolf has a rope tied around his leg and it's being pulled on to make him lie down. more

Quotes:

P.D. Smith, Ruby City Mortician: Mr. Badger!
Frank Badger: Yeah, what? What the matter?
P.D. Smith, Ruby City Mortician: It's about Little Jo!
Frank Badger: Well, speak up, man! What about him!
P.D. Smith, Ruby City Mortician: He was a woman!
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9 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
underrated, 27 October 2005
8/10
Author: KyleFurr1983 from United States

This is a great western that is hardly even known. It's directed by Maggie Greenwald and stars Suzy Amis as a woman in a rich family who is kicked out after she has a kid out of wedlock and she decides to go west. Amis knows she isn't going to survive as a woman because on the first night she is almost raped by two soldiers and barely escapes. So Amis decides to dress as a man and then makes a big cut on her face so it will leave a scar. Amis winds up staying in a mining town and the people believe she's man. Ian McKellen is a man who takes Amis in and shows her the ropes but he can get pretty violent when he's drunk. Amis doesn't stay with him long and winds up buying a place away from town so she can have her privacy. It's a great movie and i can't see why it isn't more well known.

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