Poster

The Lonely Lady ()


Reference View | Change View


Hoping to achieve success in Hollywood, a young aspiring screenwriter allows others to exploit her. She goes through affair after sordid affair in her attempt to write her own screenplay and have it produced.

Director:
Awards:
Reviews:

Photos and Videos

Cast verified as complete

Edit
...
Jerilee Randall
...
Walter Thornton
...
Veronica Randall
...
Vincent Dacosta
...
Guy Jackson
...
George Ballantine
...
Joe Heron
Carla Romanelli ...
Carla Maria Peroni
Olivier Pierre ...
George Fox
Kendal Kaldwell ...
Joanne Castel
...
Bernie
...
Walter Thornton Jr.
...
Nancy Day
...
Adolph Fannon
Nancy Wood ...
Janie
...
Dr. Baker
...
Gino Paoluzzi (as Giovanni Rizzo)
...
Tom Castel
...
Bud Weston
...
Dr. Sloan
Robyn Mandell ...
Kim
Cicely Browne ...
Mrs. Stone (as Cecily Browne Laird)
Billy J. Mitchell ...
Gross
...
Marion
Harrison Muller ...
Martin (as Harrison Muller Jr.)
David Mills ...
Kirk Anderson
Mary D'Antin ...
Margaret Ballantine
Carolyn De Fonseca ...
Joanna Smythe
Cyrus Elias ...
Nick Rossi
Kieran Canter ...
Gary James
Joe Murphy ...
John Casey
Beverly Skelton ...
Stacey Ryan
Melissa Corkel ...
Helen
Daphna Kastner ...
Annette (as Dafna Kastner)
...
Carol
Richard McNamara ...
Kick's Host (as Richard MacNamara)
Edward Mannix ...
Awards MC
...
Actress in Film
...
Actress in Restaurant
Mario Viggiano ...
Actor in Restaurant
Russel Case ...
1st Man in Restaurant
Maurizio Fardo ...
2nd Man in Restaurant
Lee De Barriault ...
Agent's Receptionist
Eve Slatner ...
Nurse Receptionist
...
Preacher (as Ted Russov)
Dino Scandiuzzi ...
Maitre D'
Ian Danby ...
Man in Kicks (as John Danby)
Adele Miller
Jack Gilling
Leslie Rothwell
Craig Kelly
Van Earl Patterson
Richard Oneto
John E. Gartmann
...
(as D. Zed)
Eleonor J. McDonald
Denise Elland
Susan Telford
Antonio Maimone
Achille Brugnini ...
(as Achille Brunini)
Persiano Pasquale
Lisa Treadway
Robert Sommer
Philomena Loneragan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruno Alias ...
Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
Mario Castaldi ...
Man at Nightclub (uncredited)
Lella Cattaneo ...
Woman at Cinema Foyer (uncredited)
Enrico Cesaretti ...
Member of the School's Award Committee (uncredited)
...
Man at Award Ceremony (uncredited)
Aurelio Egidi ...
Frank Landers (uncredited)
Salvatore Francofonte ...
Award Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Alfonso Giganti ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Margherita Horowitz ...
Woman at the High School Awards Ceremony (uncredited)
Maria Mascarielli ...
Award Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Stefania Possamai ...
Red Carpet Spectator (uncredited)
Vittorio Ripamonti ...
Award Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Amedeo Salamon ...
Man at Cinema Foyer (uncredited)
Maria Tedeschi ...
Award Show Audience Member (uncredited)
Marcella Theodoli ...
Wheelchair Patient (uncredited)
Luciano Zanussi ...
Award Show Audience Member (uncredited)

Directed by

Edit
Peter Sasdy

Written by

Edit
Harold Robbins ... (novel)
 
Ellen Shepard ... (adaptation)
 
John Kershaw ... (writer) &
Shawn Randall ... (writer)

Produced by

Edit
Tino Barzie ... associate producer
Robert R. Weston ... producer

Music by

Edit
Charles Calello

Cinematography by

Edit
Brian West

Editing by

Edit
Keith Palmer

Editorial Department

Edit
Giorgio De Vincenzo ... assistant editor
Len Tremble ... assistant editor
Giorgio Venturoli ... assistant editor

Production Design by

Edit
Enzo Bulgarelli

Art Direction by

Edit
Adriana Bellone
Luciano Spadoni

Costume Design by

Edit
Giorgio Desideri

Makeup Department

Edit
Rino Carboni ... makeup artist: Pia Zadora
Ennio Cascioli ... hair stylist
Iole Cecchini ... hair stylist
Corrado Cristofori ... hair stylist: Pia Zadora
Bette Iverson ... hair stylist: second unit
Luigi Rocchetti ... makeup artist
Ray Sebastian ... makeup artist: second unit
Gabriella Trani ... makeup artist

Production Management

Edit
Giuseppe Auriemma ... production manager
Sanford Hampton ... unit production manager
Jefferson Richard ... production manager: second unit
Gianni Saragò ... production supervisor (as Gianni Sarago)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edit
Jacques De Longeville ... second assistant director
George 'Buck' Flower ... assistant director: second unit (as Buck Flowers)
Gérald Morin ... first assistant director (as Gerald Morin)
Gil Rossellini ... second assistant director

Art Department

Edit
Fabrizio Alvaro ... set dresser
Carlo Cascioli ... property master
Mario Gentilini ... property master
Luigi Marchione ... set dresser
Luigi Sergianni ... set constructor

Sound Department

Edit
Michael Crouch ... dubbing editor
Claude Hitchcock ... sound engineer
Gerry Humphreys ... dubbing mixer
Giulio Viggiani ... boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department

Edit
Alberto Altibrandi ... gaffer
Deborah Imogen Beer ... still photographer
Brad Bush ... camera operator: second unit
Maurizio Calvesi ... assistant camera
Fabio Conversi ... assistant camera
Trevor Coop ... camera operator
Michael Mileham ... director of photography: second unit
Agostino Pascarella ... key grip
Morgan Renard ... still photographer
Franco Vitale ... still photographer
Ronald Woodward ... key grip: second unit
Romolo Eucalitto ... still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department

Edit
Phyllis Kasha ... casting: New York
Rose Tobias Shaw ... casting: London

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Edit
Bianca Erba ... seamstress
Luciana Mancini ... seamstress: Pia Zadora
Adalgisa Mosca ... wardrobe assistant
Mary Lou Reinbold ... wardrobe: second unit
Alberto Tosto ... wardrobe master

Music Department

Edit
Ira Hearshen ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

Edit
Marion Mertes ... continuity

Additional Crew

Edit
David Amiri ... financial coordinator
Rosalba Di Bartolo Tonti ... production secretary
Lyda Garozzo ... accounting secretary
Marco Giannoni ... production assistant
Leila Kirkpatrick ... secretary to director: London
Lynn J. Lewin ... assistant to producer
Dorina Mari ... cashier
Chuck Painter ... unit publicist
Gina Pietralunga ... secretary to director: Rome
Claudio Sabatilli ... cashier
Gregory Kent Simmons ... production assistant: second unit
Pippo Spoletini ... crowd marshall
Stefano Trani ... production assistant
Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

Edit

Distributors

Edit

Special Effects

Edit

Other Companies

Edit

Storyline

Edit
Plot Summary

Jerilee Randall, a simple schoolgirl living in the San Fernando Valley, dreams of becoming a famous screenwriter. She meets the son of a famous screenwriter at a party and accepts his invitation to come to his house. They drive away with some other people, and that night one of his friends assaults her with a garden hose. The attack is interrupted--just in time--by screenwriter Walter Thornton. Jerilee and Walter become friends, then fall in love and marry. Their marriage falls apart when Jerilee's script rewrites actually improve one of Walter's screenplays and he feels one-upped. Jerilee then tries to write her own screenplay and have it produced, which ends up involving her in endless sordid affairs. Written by Chris Holland

Plot Keywords
Taglines From Harold Robbins, the world's best-selling author, comes a world of glamour, passion, betrayal and fame. See more »
Genres
Parents Guide View content advisory »
Certification

Additional Details

Edit
Also Known As
  • Harold Robbins' The Lonely Lady (United States)
  • Lady Revanche (France)
  • Chica solitaria (Spain)
  • Karriere durch alle Betten (West Germany)
  • Kultanainen (Finland)
  • See more »
Runtime
  • 92 min
Country
Language
Color
Aspect Ratio
Sound Mix
Filming Locations

Box Office

Budget $5,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $1,223,220, 02 Oct 1983

Did You Know?

Edit
Trivia Pia Zadora attended an opening night showing of this movie in West Los Angeles, where half of the audience were voting members of the Razzie Awards, and the movie was greeted with hoots and howls of derisive laughter much through. After the showing, Zadora gamely stood in the lobby and signed autographs for anyone in attendance who wanted one. See more »
Goofs When Joe is in the pool, he's completely nude, but when he climbs out to assault Jerilee, he is wearing a pair of blue swimming trunks. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Stinkers of 1983 (1983). See more »
Soundtracks The Lonely Lady See more »
Quotes Jerilee Randall: [while accepting a major award] I don't suppose I'm the only one who's had to fuck her way to the top!
See more »

Contribute to This Page


Recently Viewed