The Woman in Red (1984)

Director:

Gene Wilder

Writers:

Jean-Loup Dabadie (screenplay)
Yves Robert (screenplay)
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Release Date:

15 August 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

On his way to work, Teddy spots Charlotte - an incredibly beautiful Woman in Red. He really wants to meet her - but what would his wife say ?

Plot Keywords:

Red Dress | Telephone Call | Seagull | Nudity | Los Angeles

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 18	9:30 AM	TMC
Mon. Dec. 21	12:30 PM	TMC

Cast

Gene Wilder	...	Teddy Pierce
Charles Grodin	...	Buddy
Joseph Bologna	...	Joey
Judith Ivey	...	Didi Pierce
Michael Huddleston	...	Mikey
Kelly LeBrock	...	Charlotte (as Kelly Le Brock)
Gilda Radner	...	Ms. Milner
Kyle T. Heffner	...	Richard (as Kyle Heffner)
Michael Zorek	...	Shelly
Billy Beck	...	Bartender
Kyra Stempel	...	Missy Pierce
Robin Ignico	...	Becky Pierce
Viola Kates Stimpson	...	Mama Dell
Danny Wells	...	Maitre D'
Buddy Silberman	...	Gilbert
Monica Parker	...	Corrine
Ernest Harada	...	Doorman
Julann Griffin	...	Miss Griffin
Sandra Wilder	...	Blonde Photographer
Tammy Brewer	...	Stewardess #1
Noni White	...	Stewardess #2
John McKinney	...	Buddy's Friend
Barbara Schweke	...	Therese
Larry Gilman	...	Frank
Milt Kogan	...	Air Traffic Boss
Bob Balhatchet	...	Traffic Controller #1
Dan Magiera	...	Traffic Controller #2
Catherine Schreiber	...	Lacy
Barbara Andrews	...	Eileen
Sharon Moore	...	Sharon
Allen Gebhardt	...	Young Man
Sheldon Feldner	...	Fireman
George Johnson	...	Policeman
Annie Waterman	...	Woman (as Ann Waterman)
Steven Kravitz	...	Companion
Dale Kusch	...	Club Member
Kelly Andrus	...	Girl #1 at Club
Deborah Dalton	...	Girl #2 at Club
Elissa Leeds	...	Girl #3 at Club
Stevie Myers	...	Riding Teacher
Freddie Dawson	...	Club Attendant #1
Robert Krantz	...	Club Attendant #2
Maureen O'Conner	...	Waitress
James Higgins	...	Salesman
Elizabeth Norment	...	Hairdresser
James Cavan	...	Fisherman
Roberta J. Smith	...	Ethel
Deborah May	...	Hostess
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thom Mathews	...	Erik (uncredited)

Directed by
Gene Wilder

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Loup Dabadie		screenplay "Un Elephant Ca Trompe Enormement" (as Jean Loup Dabadie)
Yves Robert		screenplay "Un Elephant Ca Trompe Enormement"
Gene Wilder		written by

Produced by
Victor Drai	....	producer
Xavier Gélin	....	associate producer (as Xavier Gelin)
Michael Grillo	....	co-associate producer (as Michael F. Grillo)
Susan Ruskin	....	associate producer
Jack Frost Sanders	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Morris

Cinematography by
Fred Schuler

Film Editing by
Christopher Greenbury

Casting by
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton

Production Design by
David L. Snyder

Set Decoration by
Peg Cummings

Costume Design by
Ruth Myers

Makeup Department
Dorothy Byrne	....	hair stylist
Richard Cobos	....	makeup artist (as Dick Cobos)
Lola Kemp	....	hair stylist
Monty Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jack Frost Sanders	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Capps	....	second assistant director
Michael Grillo	....	first assistant director (as Michael F. Grillo)

Art Department
Pasquale 'Pat' Buffolino	....	set dresser (as Pasquale Buffolino)
Greg John Callas	....	construction foreman (as Greg Callas)
Steve Callas	....	construction foreman
Stephen Dane	....	assistant art director
Tom Duffield	....	set designer
Anthony Feola	....	propmaker foreman
Matt Furginson	....	lead person (as Frank Furginson)
Bruce J. Gfeller	....	construction coordinator (as Bruce Gfeller)
Dick Girod	....	palat foreman (as Richard Girod)
Donald B. Nunley	....	property master (as Don B. Nunley)
Gregori Renta	....	set dresser
Kenneth Robertson	....	stand-by painter (as Ken H. Robertson)
Tom Southwell	....	production illustrator
Marjorie Stone	....	set designer
Robert D. Stout	....	drapery

Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist (as Vanessa Crosby)
Beth Bergeron	....	supervising sound editor
Kimberly Harris	....	sound effects editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Christopher Jenkins)
Dennis Jones	....	boom operator
Marvin I. Kosberg	....	adr editor (as Marvin Kosberg)
Jane Lang	....	first assistant sound editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Overton	....	production sound mixer (as Thomas G. Overton)
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers	....	sound recordist
Michael Salvetta	....	foley artist (as Mike-Anthony Salvetta)
Golda Savage	....	second assistant sound editor
James Thompson	....	cable person

Special Effects by
Michael Lantieri	....	key special effects

Visual Effects by
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	visual effects still photographer (uncredited)

Stunts
Janet Brady	....	stunts
Danny Costa	....	stunts
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunt coordinator (as Tom Huff)
Clyde Kennedy	....	stunts
Frank Orsatti	....	stunts
Mic Rodgers	....	stunts (as Mic Rogers)
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Sammy Thurman	....	stunts
Walter Wyatt	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richmond L. Aguilar	....	gaffer (as Rich Aguilar)
Sidney Ray Baldwin	....	still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
Lou Barlia	....	camera operator
Paul Caven	....	best boy
John Donnely	....	best boy
Don E. FauntLeRoy	....	first assistant camera (as Don Fauntleroy)
Michael A. FauntLeRoy	....	second assistant camera
O.T. Henderson	....	dolly grip
Lindsay P. Hill	....	video playback operator (as Lindsay Hill)
Leonard Lookabaugh	....	key grip (as Len L. Lookabaugh)
Albert Hood	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Bess Gilbert	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dallas D. Dornan	....	costumer: men (as Dallas Dornan)
Paul Lopez	....	costumer: men (as Paul Lopez)
Michele Neely	....	costumer: women

Editorial Department
Phil Downey	....	color timer (as Philip M. Downey)
Vicki Hiatt	....	assistant editor
Jack Hooper	....	negative cutter
Elizabeth Offner	....	post-production assistant
Hari Ryatt	....	post-production assistant
Michael Thau	....	apprentice film editor
Clarinda Wong	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Stephanie Andrews	....	music supervisor
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator (as Jack Hayes)
Steve Keator	....	music supervisor
Eugene Marks	....	music editor
Greg Poree	....	score arranger
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Dale Henry	....	transportation captain
Russell McEntyre	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Penny Brocato	....	craft service
Nicolas Cann	....	researcher: modeling sequence
Betty Chaplin	....	script supervisor
Tom Gillman	....	production assistant
Jan Heininger	....	production assistant
K. Lenna Katich	....	production controller (as K. Lenna Woodward)
Susan M. Kaufer	....	production assistant
Kathy Kenworthy Roe	....	production coordinator
Kate Kovacs	....	secretary: Mr. Wilder
Scott Musgrave	....	production assistant
Stevie Myers	....	wrangler
Larry Rapaport	....	location manager
Roberta J. Smith	....	location manager: San Francisco
Lisa M. Violé	....	assistant: Mr. Drai (as Lisa Violé)
Ken Weikel	....	assistant accountant
Joan Wellman	....	production secretary: San Fransico

Distributors

• Flashback Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Orion Pictures Corporation
• Roadshow Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• VCL Communications
• Vestron Video (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• Video Treasures (1989) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Howard A. Anderson Company  opticals
• Motown Records  soundtrack

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Norway:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Palace of Fine Arts - 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, California, USA

Trivia:

The building that Gene Wilder jumps from is the same location used as Kim Novak's residence in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958).

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie while Charlotte and Teddy are undressing in her living room, there is a pair of black ladies pumps in the background of the bedroom that disappear when the characters walk into the bedroom.

Quotes:

Joe: Do you believe this man asking whether my Teresa would fool around?
Buddy: I find it hard to imagine your wife sleeping with YOU.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)

Soundtrack:

It's More Than You

One Of The Best Comedies I have EVER Seen

Gene Wilder is hilirious. He has one of those faces that all comedic stars want - a face that you cannot even look at with a straight face. He's a genuis. Enough said. This film has to rate among his works as it is PERFECT. I won't bore people with the plot, I'll just say that this film has a touch of everything in it;Romance...Anger...Love...Hate...Confusion...and, of course, some of the best ever comedic moments. I do not believe that anybody wouldn't laugh at or enjoy this movie. The supporting cast to Wilder are fantastic with a great performance by the late Gilda Radner which is hysterical. Not to mention Charles Grodin who plays a good part in this too. 10/10 NO QUESTION