Woman Wanted (1999)

A new woman comes between a widower and his adult son.

Director:

Kiefer Sutherland

Writers:

Joanna McClelland Glass (novel), Joanna McClelland Glass (screenplay)

Stars:

Holly Hunter, Kiefer Sutherland, Michael Moriarty

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Holly Hunter	...	Emma Riley
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Wendell Goddard
Michael Moriarty	...	Richard Goddard
Carrie Preston	...	Monica
Allegra Fulton	...	Gracie
Shirley Douglas	...	Peg
Sean McCann	...	Kevin
Jackie Richardson	...	Lydia
Jordan Zalis	...	Raymond (at 13)
Richard Eden	...	Michael
Jonathan Barrett	...	Daniel
Joanna McClelland Glass	...	Ariadne (as Joanna Glass)
Elaine Pigden	...	Marion
Rhiannon Benedict	...	Betsy (as Valerie Wynne)
Mauralea Austin	...	Maggie

Storyline

Story of a woman (Hunter) who comes to work as a housekeeper for a widower (Moriarty) and his grown son (Sutherland) and of their attachment to her to the point that she is asked by the father to marry... to the dismay of the son who also loves her. But the animosity of the two men toward each other is finally resolved when she becomes intentionally pregnant, possibly by one or the other as she goes to bed with both men within a matter of days, causing neither to win her for himself, but both to become bound together because of the child.

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Plot Keywords:

widower | love | housekeeper | melancholy | sex with servant | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Desmotes tou pathous

Filming Locations:

Old Market Square, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Phoenician Entertainment, Woman Wanted Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kiefer Sutherland's mother, Shirley Douglas is in this film.

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Quotes

Wendell Goddard: You were paid to take care of this house, not fuck my father.

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Soundtracks

"Everything I Have Is Yours"
Written by Burton Lane and Harold Adamson
Performed by Billy Eckstine
Courtesy of EMI Music Publishing

User Reviews

An excellent character-driven slow drama.

"Woman Wanted" tells of a domestic (Hunter) who is accepted for employment in a household consisting of a father (Moriarty) and son (Sutherland) who have deep, long held issues. With her infectious smile and delicately assertive presence, Hunter increases the wattage in the household lights and the men's hearts. Critically slammed, this character study film will likely find its narrow audience among those who can identify with the principles..the brittle, temperamental poet and the professorial elder intellectual. Hunter is always good but, IMHO, Moriarty stole this show.