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The Woman in Red (1984)
Runtime: 87 mins
Synopsis: In this American remake of the 1977 French farce "Pardon Mon Affaire," Teddy Pierce (Gene Wilder) is a happily married man who gets into hot water when he becomes attracted to a beautiful model (Kelly Le Brock). He begins to pursue the "woman in red" as his married buddies -- who are each... In this American remake of the 1977 French farce "Pardon Mon Affaire," Teddy Pierce (Gene Wilder) is a happily married man who gets into hot water when he becomes attracted to a beautiful model (Kelly Le Brock). He begins to pursue the "woman in red" as his married buddies -- who are each unfaithful to their own wives -- cheer him on. Teddy's attempts to woo the model without his family finding out causes some comic confusion -- and making the situation even more chaotic is a female coworker who is attracted to Teddy and begins to pursue him. Also featured is a top-of-the-charts soundtrack performed by Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick, including the Academy Award-winning song, "I Just Called To Say I Love You." [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Kelly Le Brock, Charles Grodin, Joseph Bologna
Reviews
An amusing comedy about male lust and infatuation. As usual, Wilder is perfect as the nervous everyman.
Nothing fresh or funny to add to the overworked theme of the male mid-life crisis.


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