| The Woman in Red
				(1984), 
				Director: Gene Wilder, rated PG-13 for language, 
				brief nudity 
				He's head over heels and 
				headed straight for trouble! 
				
				  Starring: 
				Gene Wilder, Kelly LaBrock, Charles Grodin, Joseph Bologna, 
				Judith Ivey, Michael Huddleston, Gilda Radnor, Kyle T. Heffner, 
				Michael Zorek, Billy Beck 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ 
				- above average 
				"Now listen here, 
				Teddy Bear. Four weeks ago, I met a cute, available, 
				old-fashioned guy who liked horse riding. In one month you got 
				married, you had two daughters and you can't ride a horse to 
				save your life!" - 
				Charlotte 
				Why watch this? 
				Five years after "10", Gene Wilder gives us another look at 
				mid-life woes. 
				Plot Summary: 
				When a happily married family man, Teddy, who would never 
				consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, Charlotte, 
				he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. 
				However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet 
				her, he realizes that adultery is not quite as easy as it looks. 
				Dad's Preview: 
				Apparently the top two things men did in the mid-80s were smoke 
				and cheat on their spouses. I mean, seriously, the middle-aged 
				men in this film are immature, self-centered, scheming liars. 
				This remake of the 1976 French film 
				
				Pardon Mon Affaire does, however, explore the perils of 
				lying and planning a tryst with the beautiful, much-younger 
				model who's wandering through your parking garage. Written and 
				directed by Wilder himself, the film is a bit hokey at times and 
				the comedy is dated, but that's not to say there are not some 
				funny moments (Wilder's horse-riding adventure in the park comes 
				to mind). Honestly, Gilda Radnor gives the best performance. 
				Stevie Wonder composed the film's soundtrack, and won an Oscar 
				for Best Song, "I Just Called to Say I Love You." It was also 
				one of the first films to show full frontal nudity.  
				 Woman in Red 
				Productions; Orion Pictures
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