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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag is a 1992 American screwball comedy film directed by Allan Moyle and produced by Scott Kroopf. It stars Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, William Forsythe, Cathy Moriarty and Alfre Woodard. Rock and roll recording pioneer Cordell Jackson played a bit part as "Bathroom Woman".

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Directed byAllan Moyle
Written byGrace Cary Bickley
Produced byScott Kroopf
Starring
CinematographyCharles Minsky
Edited byJanice Hampton
Erica Huggins
Music byRichard Gibbs
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
August 21, 1992
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.7 million

The film was distributed by Touchstone Pictures for Interscope Communications.

Plot Edit

Betty Lou Perkins is a meek librarian in New Orleans who nobody pays much attention to, in particular her husband, Alex. A criminal kingpin is killed in cold blood, and Betty Lou happens to find the murder gun. She is so mousy, however, that she cannot even get the police to listen to her, including Alex, who is a detective. In sheer frustration, she not only produces the gun, but also announces that she is the one who committed the crime.

Behind bars, Betty Lou meets a variety of hardened and colorful characters. Rather than intimidate her, they actually increase her self-confidence. Once she is released, she begins to dress, speak, and act differently. Unfortunately for her, criminal acquaintances of the victim assume she must have confessed to the murder for a reason. They conclude she must be his mistress, and soon, the bad guys want a few words with her ... or worse.

Cast Edit

Production Edit

Reception Edit

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag received generally negative reviews from critics. It holds a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 23 reviews.[citation needed]

Entertainment Weekly, reviewing the film when it was released in home video, gave the film a D+, and called it a "foolish farce".[1] The British film magazine Empire gave it three stars out of five, calling it "watchable" and noting that "Miller is a winning heroine", but characterizing the film as "too busy to be really funny".[2] The Austin Chronicle gave it two stars: "The cast shines in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag; watching these performers, you know this movie would have made for an inspired farce, given better writing and direction."[3]

Home media Edit

The film was released on DVD by Touchstone Home Entertainment on September 2, 2003, and on Blu-ray by Mill Creek Entertainment in May 2011.[4]

References Edit

  1. ^ Lawrence O'Toole (May 21, 1993). . Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  2. ^ "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag". Empire. Bauer Consumer Media. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. ^ "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag". The Austin Chronicle. August 28, 1992. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  4. ^ "The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag". Mill Creek Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-06-17.

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