Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Nancy Allen | ... | Lois | |
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Don Peoples | ... | Cy Katz |
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Catherine Schultz | ... | Maureen |
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Richard Blackburn | ... | Jim |
Sonia Petrovna | ... | Angelique | |
Cork Hubbert | ... | Odo | |
Richard Paul | ... | Troppogrosso | |
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Warrington Winters | ... | Doorman |
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Jeanne Evans | ... | Lois' Mother |
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J. David Moeller | ... | Sean Duffy |
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Desmond Dhooge | ... | Elevator Man |
Alan Rosenberg | ... | Bernie | |
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Leslie Lyon | ... | Receptionist |
Laurence Luckinbill | ... | Mayor Franklyn | |
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Randy Moore | ... | Mayor's PR Man |
Lois Thornedyke, the daughter of a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, writes a scandal column for a New York city tabloid. She gets a chance to upgrade her career when she uncovers a conspiracy reaching into city government. Lois and her quirky sidekicks pit naivete against evil... Written by <rth@ece.arizona.edu>
In this media saturated age, it's hard to remember a time when seeing an oddball film was hard to do. As I dare to share my age I was 17 or 18 when this film first popped up on Cinemax. Growing up in Iowa I read more about cult or pyschotronic movies than I had the chance to see them, so when a Paul Bartel movie showed up on cable it was something to see. I can't say it's a great movie, but it's odd mix of strange and sweet still makes it endearing to me. And hey, any movie that starts out with showgirls packing heat hunting down a sexist producer wins points with me. Plus Nancy Allen (a shame she doesn't get the respect she deserves for the brave work she did in the eighties) and a lot of oddball character actors makes this a fun film to watch for anyone who grew up loving the cult movies, actors, and directors of the seventies and eighties like I did.