Ms .45

"She was abused and violated. It will never happen again!"

1981 1h 21m EN

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6.7

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86%

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METACRITIC

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6.8

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 422🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 14,227

CrimeThrillerAction

Synopsis

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After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress becomes a violent agent of revenge for wronged women.

“She was abused and violated. It will never happen again!”

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Cast

Zoë Lund
Thana (as Zoë Tamerlis)
Albert Sinkys
Albert
Darlene Stuto
Laurie
Abel Ferrara
First Rapist (as Jimmy Laine)
Helen McGara
Carol
Editta Sherman
Mrs. Nasone
Stephen Singer
Photographer
Jayne Kennedy
Seamstress

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Abel Ferrara
Writers: Nicholas St. John
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Abel Ferrara, shot by James Lemmo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joe Delia. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Andrews shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Zoë Lund and Albert Sinkys and Darlene Stuto carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She was abused and violated. It will never happen again!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Abel Ferrara directs. James Lemmo behind the camera. Joe Delia scores. Christopher Andrews cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
345 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Abel Ferrara, shot by James Lemmo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Joe Delia. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Christopher Andrews shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Zoë Lund and Albert Sinkys and Darlene Stuto carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She was abused and violated. It will never happen again!".
9IMDB entry: tt0082776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "new york city", "rape", "revenge", "mute".