The Lady in Red
“She's made of bullets, sin & bathtub gin!”
A farm girl's life turns upside down after she moves to Chicago and becomes trapped in a vicious cycle of prostitution and crime.
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Cast
30 people
Pamela Sue Martin
Polly Franklin
Known for
Dynasty
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Robert Conrad
John Dillinger
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Jingle All the Way
The Wild Wild West
Louise Fletcher
Anna Sage
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Cruel Intentions
Robert Hogan
Jake Lingle
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A Good Marriage
Species II
Laurie Heineman
Rose Shimkus
Known for
Save the Tiger
Glenn Withrow
Eddie
Known for
The Outsiders
Beverly Hills Cop II
Rod Gist
Pinetop
Known for
Cutter's Way
The Jazz Singer
Peter Hobbs
Pops Geissler
Known for
Sleeper
The Andromeda Strain
Christopher Lloyd
Frognose
Known for
Back to the Future
Wednesday
Dick Miller
Patek
Known for
The Terminator
Gremlins
Nancy Parsons
Tiny Alice
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Motel Hell
Porky's
Alan Vint
Melvin Purvis
Known for
Badlands
The Panic in Needle Park
Lewis Teague Director · John Sayles Writer James Horner Composer
Worldwide gross $900K · Budget $400K · United States release July 1, 1979
Box office
Budget
$400,000
Worldwide gross
$900,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
New World Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 1, 1979
Theatrical
France
November 16, 1983 · Theatrical
January 19, 2021 · Digital · VOD
May 16, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Hof International Film Festival
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