The Woman in Red

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

1984 1h 27m EN

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6.3

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32%

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IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 592🥫32%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★6IMDB · 19,221

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet her, he realizes that adultery is not quite as easy as it looks.

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

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Cast

Gene Wilder
Theodore Pierce
Charles Grodin
Buddy
Joseph Bologna
Joey
Judith Ivey
Didi
Michael Huddleston
Mikey
Kelly LeBrock
Charlotte
Gilda Radner
Ms. Milner
Kyle T. Heffner
Richard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gene Wilder
Writers: Yves Robert, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Gene Wilder
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gene Wilder, shot by Fred Schuler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Morris. 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 Greenbury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gene Wilder and Charles Grodin and Joseph Bologna carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's head over heels and headed straight for trouble!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0088414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gene Wilder directs. Fred Schuler behind the camera. John Morris scores. Christopher Greenbury cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Gene Wilder, shot by Fred Schuler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Morris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Christopher Greenbury shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gene Wilder and Charles Grodin and Joseph Bologna carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He's head over heels and headed straight for trouble!".
8IMDB entry: tt0088414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.