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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

  • 19921992
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 29m
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5.0/10
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Penelope Ann Miller in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
An ignored, small-town librarian confesses to a murder she didn't commit to get attention.
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An ignored, small-town librarian confesses to a murder she didn't commit to get attention.An ignored, small-town librarian confesses to a murder she didn't commit to get attention.An ignored, small-town librarian confesses to a murder she didn't commit to get attention.
IMDb RATING
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1.7K
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    • Allan Moyle
    • Grace Cary Bickley
  • Stars
    • Penelope Ann Miller
    • Eric Thal
    • Alfre Woodard
    • Allan Moyle
    • Grace Cary Bickley
  • Stars
    • Penelope Ann Miller
    • Eric Thal
    • Alfre Woodard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 25User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    Penelope Ann Miller and Cathy Moriarty in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
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    Ray McKinnon and Eric Thal in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
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    Penelope Ann Miller
    Penelope Ann Miller
    • Betty Lou
    Eric Thal
    Eric Thal
    • Alex
    Alfre Woodard
    Alfre Woodard
    • Ann
    Julianne Moore
    Julianne Moore
    • Elinor
    Andy Romano
    Andy Romano
    • Herrick
    Ray McKinnon
    Ray McKinnon
    • Frank
    William Forsythe
    William Forsythe
    • Beaudeen
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Marchat
    Michael O'Neill
    Michael O'Neill
    • Jergens
    Christopher John Fields
    • Brown
    Cathy Moriarty
    Cathy Moriarty
    • Reba
    Billie Neal
    • Gail
    Gale Mayron
    • Pearl
    Faye Grant
    Faye Grant
    • Charleen
    Reathel Bean
    • Bob Barnes
    Marian Seldes
    Marian Seldes
    • Margaret Armstrong
    Ellen McElduff
    Ellen McElduff
    • Joan
    Marisa Miller
    Marisa Miller
    • April
      • Allan Moyle
      • Grace Cary Bickley
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    • Trivia
      Chris Isaak was the first choice to play Alex.
    • Goofs
      At the grocery store checkout counter, Betty Lou's order comes to $55.25, and she has a twenty-five-cent coupon for dog food. But when she leaves the store, she's only carrying a bouquet of flowers.
    • Quotes

      Alex Perkins: You can have the house, the furniture. I don't want anything. Except Scarlett. I want the fucking dog.

    • Connections
      Features The Letter (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      Smouldering Fury Part B and Part C
      Written by T. Duncan

    User reviews25

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    10/10
    Fun!
    I saw this movie on TV and I have to admit.. I loved it! I was planning to go to sleep but once this movie came on I watched it all the way through! Although not exactly an Oscar winner, it had a charm all it's own. I think the cast was what made it, I loved Betty Lou and especially Eric Thal as Alex! They had great chemistry and were really cute together! This is a fun cute movie definitely NOT to be taken seriously, but just to sit back and enjoy! It still has a little bit of 80's fun to it.. I think in the 80's a lot of movies were made that would NEVER be made now, but now they are so fun to watch! This had a little bit of that. I dunno, I just loved it!
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    • brichtr1
    • Jun 30, 2003

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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1992 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Oxford, Mississippi, USA
    • Production companies
      • Interscope Communications
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • In The Bag Productions
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
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