A Dangerous Woman (1993 film)
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| Directed by | Stephen Gyllenhaal |
| Produced by |
Naomi Foner Kathleen Kennedy |
| Screenplay by | Naomi Foner |
| Based on |
A Dangerous Woman by Mary McGarry Morris |
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| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Robert Elswit |
| Edited by | Angelo Corrao Harvey Rosenstock |
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Amblin Entertainment
Rollercoaster Productions |
| Distributed by |
Gramercy Pictures (USA) Island World (International) |
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Running time
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,497,222 |
A Dangerous Woman is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. The screenplay was written by his wife Naomi Foner, loosely based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris. The feature was co-produced by Amblin Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures. It stars Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey, Gabriel Byrne and Gyllenhaal. It included Gyllenhaal and Foner's two children, Jake and Maggie, who later developed acting careers.
Debra Winger was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance and also won Best Actress at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
The film has never been released on Region 1 DVD. The film was once released on video in the United Kingdom by First Independent Films.
Martha Horgan (Debra Winger) struggles to have a normal life in spite of being mentally challenged. She is fired from a job at the local dry-cleaner after accusations of stealing from the cash register. She believes the theft was done by Getso (David Strathairn), the boyfriend of her work colleague Birdie (Chloe Webb).
Depressed, Horgan returns to the home of Aunt Frances (Barbara Hershey) and discovers that a handyman, Mackey (Gabriel Byrne), has been hired to fix the porch of the main house. Aunt Frances plans to host a gala event for a local politician. Irate over her husband's affair with Frances, the politician's wife (Laurie Metcalf) had driven into the porch and damaged it.
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