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V.I. Warshawski

  • 19911991
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  • 1h 29m
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4.9/10
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Kathleen Turner in V.I. Warshawski (1991)
A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.
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A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.A female PI babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father.
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    • Jeff Kanew
  • Writers
    • Sara Paretsky('V.I. Warshawski' novels)
    • Edward Taylor(screen story)
    • David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kathleen Turner
    • Jay O. Sanders
    • Charles Durning
    • Jeff Kanew
  • Writers
    • Sara Paretsky('V.I. Warshawski' novels)
    • Edward Taylor(screen story)
    • David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kathleen Turner
    • Jay O. Sanders
    • Charles Durning
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Jeff Kanew in V.I. Warshawski (1991)
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    Kathleen Turner and Jeff Kanew in V.I. Warshawski (1991)
    Kathleen Turner and Charles McCaughan in V.I. Warshawski (1991)
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    Kathleen Turner
    Kathleen Turner
    • Vic
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Murray
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • Lt. Mallory
    Angela Goethals
    Angela Goethals
    • Kat
    Nancy Paul
    • Paige
    Frederick Coffin
    Frederick Coffin
    • Horton
    Charles McCaughan
    Charles McCaughan
    • Trumble
    Stephen Meadows
    Stephen Meadows
    • Boom-Boom
    Wayne Knight
    Wayne Knight
    • Smeissen
    Lynnie Godfrey
    Lynnie Godfrey
    • Sal
    Anne Pitoniak
    • Lotty
    Stephen Root
    Stephen Root
    • Mickey
    Robert Clotworthy
    Robert Clotworthy
    • Philip Pugh
    Tom Allard
    • Big Eddie
    Mike Hagerty
    Mike Hagerty
    • Babe
    • (as Michael G. Hagerty)
    Lee Arenberg
    Lee Arenberg
    • Flesh
    Mike Bacarella
    Mike Bacarella
    • Cabbie
    John Beasley
    John Beasley
    • Ernie
      • Jeff Kanew
    • Writers
      • Sara Paretsky('V.I. Warshawski' novels)
      • Edward Taylor(screen story) (screenplay)
      • David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Kathleen Turner went on to play V.I. Warshawski on BBC radio.
    • Goofs
      At the scene of the tugboat explosion, the fire engine is solid red. Chicago fire engines are painted a distinct black over red design.
    • Quotes

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

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Doctor/Dutch/Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey/My Father's Glory/My Mother's Castle (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Sittin' On Top Of The World
      Written by Renée Geyer and James Reyne

      Performed by Saundra Alexander (as Saundra "Pan" Alexander)

    User reviews36

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    5/10
    Critical disaster that ended Kathleen Turner's string of hits
    In the 1980's Kathleen Turner was a tremendous star. Several of her films were huge box-office hits:"Romancing the Stone"(1984), "Jewel of the Nile"(1986), "Peggy Sue Got Married"(Best Actress Oscar nomination,1986), and "The War of the Roses"(1989). Critics loved her in John Huston's "Prizzi's Honor"(1985) and "The Accidental Tourist"(1987). Her sexy voice helped make "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"(1988) an enormous blockbuster. And who can forget her star-making performance that made her quite the sex-symbol in "Body Heat"(1981). When "V.I. Warshawski" came out Turner was still at her peak. The huge success of "War of the Roses" made her the #1 female star at US BoxOffices in early 1990. But "V.I." opened to disastrous reviews. She is actually very good in it but the script is so mediocre and the direction is so flat. She is given nothing to work with but her vibrant personality and sultry looks keep it together. The film ended up pulling in only 12 million in the US. This disaster immediately derailed Turner's career. Male stars like Bruce Willis and Nicolas Cage can star in one flop after another pulling in huge salaries but it does not matter as long as they get an occasional blockbuster. But take a huge Female star like Turner- give her one colossal dud and she is more or less finished in Hollywood. Turner's career never recovered. A few more mediocre duds followed then her looks went so now she is stuck in supporting roles that make it hard to believe she was once among the greatest of female stars. Maybe she can make a comeback as a star character actress. WHo knows.
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    • Release date
      • July 26, 1991 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Wrigley Field - 1060 W. Addison St., Lake View, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners IV
      • Chestnut Hill Productions
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
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