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The Woman in Red (1984 film)

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The Woman in Red
Directed byGene Wilder
Written byYves Robert (play)
Gene Wilder
Produced byVictor Drai
StarringGene Wilder
Kelly LeBrock
Gilda Radner
CinematographyFred Schuler
Music byJohn Morris
Stevie Wonder
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
1984
Running time
87 min.
CountryU.S.A.
LanguageEnglish

The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy directed by Gene Wilder and written by Jean-Loup Dabadie, Yves Robert and Wilder, starring Wilder as a happily married man who fantasizes about having an affair with a sexy mystery woman (Kelly LeBrock). His attempts to actually initiate the affair, however, are repeatedly thwarted by various comic circumstances, most notably by a secretary (Gilda Radner) who mistakenly believes that she is the object of his affection.

The soundtrack was composed by Stevie Wonder and features performances by Wonder and also Dionne Warwick. Wonder received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "I Just Called to Say I Love You".

Released in summer 1984, The movie was one of the first to receive a PG-13 rating from the MPAA.

The film is a remake of Un éléphant ça trompe énormément (An Elephant Can Be Extremely Deceptive) also known as Pardon mon affaire directed by Yves Robert.

Selected cast