{"id":9839,"date":"2009-10-04T12:15:13","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T19:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9839"},"modified":"2021-03-28T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T17:39:29","slug":"lady-in-red-the-guns-sin-and-bathtub-gin-1979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9839","title":{"rendered":"Lady in Red, The \/ Guns, Sin, and Bathtub Gin (1979)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Beauty killed the beast, my ass &#8212; it was all them reporters.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Poster-176x270.jpg 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Poster.jpg 492w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA farm girl (Pamela Sue Martin) with dreams of making it big in Hollywood struggles to survive in Chicago, and eventually falls for notorious criminal John Dillinger (Robert Conrad).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Depression Era<\/li>\n<li>Dick Miller Films<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Louise Fletcher Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this entertaining &#8220;pay-TV favorite&#8221; rises above its &#8220;conventional New World-Roger Corman material&#8221; through &#8220;fast-paced, flavorful direction by Lewis Teague; a snappy script by John Sayles&#8230;; and a surprisingly engaging performance by [&#8220;Dynasty&#8221;&#8216;s] Martin, who exhibits a winning combination of sex and savvy&#8221; and appears &#8220;remarkably at ease&#8221; in her first leading film role. While ostensibly focused on Martin&#8217;s role as an unwitting accomplice in Dillinger&#8217;s infamous death, Sayles&#8217; heavily fictionalized, socially conscientious script is actually more concerned with presenting Martin&#8217;s coming-of-age story, as she transitions from dreamy farm girl (humming &#8220;42nd Street&#8221; to herself while collecting eggs in her father&#8217;s barn) to sweatshop employee to dance hall girl to prostitute to waitress, doing what she can to survive while sticking up for what she knows is right. She&#8217;s presented as innocently uninformed about Dillinger&#8217;s true identity, so her embroilment in his death comes across as simply one more stroke of bad luck against her &#8212; leading to the film&#8217;s &#8220;final act&#8221;, in which she decides not only to get even against the mob, but to &#8220;get ahead&#8221;. Filled with fine period detail, subtle social commentary, and smart supporting performances, <em>Lady in Red<\/em> is a worthy entry in the &#8220;Depression-era gangster film&#8221; genre, and should be seen by all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pamela Sue Martin as Polly<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lady-in-red-martin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lady-in-red-martin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9844\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Louise Fletcher as Anna Sage<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lady-in-red-fletcher.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lady-in-red-fletcher.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9845\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nancy Parsons as Tiny Alice<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lady-in-red-parsons.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lady-in-red-parsons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9846\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective period detail<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Period-Detail.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Period-Detail.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Period-Detail.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Period-Detail-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Period-Detail-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Lady-in-Red-Period-Detail-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>John Sayles&#8217; smart, socially conscious script<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lady-in-red-script.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/lady-in-red-script.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9848\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>James Horner&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an all-around good show. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0079429\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1333&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s490red.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-lady-in-red\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Beauty killed the beast, my ass &#8212; it was all them reporters.&#8221; Synopsis: A farm girl (Pamela Sue Martin) with dreams of making it big in Hollywood struggles to survive in Chicago, and eventually falls for notorious criminal John Dillinger (Robert Conrad). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Depression Era Dick Miller Films Gangsters Louise Fletcher Films Strong Females Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this entertaining &#8220;pay-TV favorite&#8221; rises above its &#8220;conventional New World-Roger Corman material&#8221; through &#8220;fast-paced, flavorful&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9839\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9839"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70908,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9839\/revisions\/70908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}