1984
PG-13
Orion Pictures
1 h 27 m

1984
PG-13
Orion Pictures
1 h 27 m

Summary On his way to work, Teddy (Gene Wilder) spots Charlotte (Kelly LeBrock, a beautiful Woman in Red. He very much wants to meet her, but what would his wife say? A remake of the 1977 French comedy "Pardon Mon Affaire".

Directed By: Gene Wilder

Written By: Jean-Loup Dabadie, Yves Robert, Gene Wilder

1984
PG-13
Orion Pictures
1 h 27 m

1984
PG-13
Orion Pictures
1 h 27 m

The Woman in Red

Name: The Woman in Red
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1984-08-15
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Rating: 55
Cast: Gene Wilder, Kelly LeBrock, Charles Grodin, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

6.8

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Directed By: Gene Wilder

Written By: Jean-Loup Dabadie, Yves Robert, Gene Wilder

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Time

One of this summer's more pungent pleasures: a well-made sex farce of classical proportions. If there is a horse to fall off or an airplane forced to land at the wrong airport, you may be sure Teddy will be aboard.

By Richard Schickel FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Fortunately, most of the film is more appealing than its premise.

By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW

Miami Herald

And so it goes, cleverly, amiably -- infidelity made fun. Wilder seems to have a firm hand on the controls, and the movie works best when he indulges his talent for physical comedy, which is considerable. It works less effectively when we have time to think about what is going on, and how many times we have seen it before, but the pace is quick enough that these times are few. [17 Aug 1984, p.10]

By Bill Cosford FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Much less painful than a walk in the summer heat, but not quite as pleasant as a swim in a cool pool. [15 Aug 1984]

By Jay Scott FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

A picture as secondhand and conventional as The Woman in Red can't generate much enthusiasm, but it displays more buoyancy and incidental comic appeal than one anticipates. Wilder's judgment hasn't proved especially sound, so perhaps it's commercially prudent to pin him down to an apparently reliable pretext or scenario. Still, the results would probably have been more satisfying if his nervous keepers had permitted this sometimes misguided but endearing mutt of a funnyman a slightly longer leash in a slightly roomier kennel. [16 Aug 1984, p.B2]

By Gary Arnold FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Menopausal male Wilder gets the frustrated hots for comely Ms Le Brock in this broad, unfunny Hollywood remake of the broad, only vaguely funny French original Pardon Mon Affaire (which at least had long-faced Jean Rochefort in its favour).

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TV Guide Magazine

Women are treated with little respect by director Wilder, while men are portrayed as bad little boys who mean no harm. The so-called farce is just degrading prattle that drags on much longer than it should.

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings

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Production Company Orion Pictures

Release Date Aug 15, 1984

Duration 1 h 27 m

Rating PG-13

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Tagline He's head over heels and headed straight for trouble!

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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Golden Globes, USA

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

BAFTA Awards

• 1 Nomination

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Gene Wilder

Theodore Pierce

Kelly LeBrock

Charlotte

Charles Grodin

Buddy

Joseph Bologna

Joey

Judith Ivey

Didi

Michael Huddleston

Mikey

Gilda Radner

Ms. Milner

Kyle T. Heffner

Richard

Michael Zorek

Shelly

Billy Beck

Bartender

Kyra Stempel

Missy

Robin Ignico

Becky

Viola Kates Stimpson

Mama Dell

Danny Wells

Waiter

Buddy Silberman

Gilbert

Monica Parker

Corrine

Ernest Harada

Doorman

Julann Griffin

Miss Griffin

Sandra Wilder

Blonde Photographer

Tammy Brewer

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