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Ms. 45  (1981)

Ms. 45
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Theatrical Feature Running Time:
84 mins

Theatrical Release Information:
Ms. 45

Undeservedly thrashed by mainstream critics in its initial theatrical run, this stylish urban thriller from quirky director Abel Ferrara has since developed a modest cult following. The late Zoe Tamerlis stars as Thana, a mute seamstress in New York's Garment District who is raped by two different assailants in a single evening -- once on her way home, a second time in her apartment by a sleazy burglar (Peter Yellen). She manages to bludgeon her second attacker to death with an iron, keeping his .45 automatic and disposing of his body one piece at a time in various locations throughout the city. When a bystander tries to apprehend her after watching her dispose of another grisly piece of evidence, she shoots him dead with the automatic. This act of violent release triggers a latent misanthropic impulse in the waifish Thana -- who was not very stable to begin with -- and she begins pumping hot lead into any predatory male she can find. The bloodbath continues unabated until the surreal, Sam Peckinpah-inspired climax, in which our anti-heroine escapes a Halloween party to square off against multiple male foes while wearing a nun's habit and blood-red lipstick. This film could be viewed as a distaff version of Ferrara's Driller Killer; where the director's previous effort was purely nihilistic, with a killer driven by urban decay, here he depicts Thana as a gun-toting agent of revenge who seems to have absorbed the collective anger of wronged women everywhere -- including women exploited in other movies of the same genre. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide


Ms. 45 Trivia

Who played Thana in the movie Ms. 45?
Zoe Tamerlis played Thana in the movie Ms. 45

Who played Photographer in the movie Ms. 45?
Steve Singer played Photographer in the movie Ms. 45

Who played Man in bar in the movie Ms. 45?
Jack Thibeau played Man in bar in the movie Ms. 45

Who played Second rapist in the movie Ms. 45?
Peter Yellen played Second rapist in the movie Ms. 45

Who played Laurie in the movie Ms. 45?
Darlene Stuto played Laurie in the movie Ms. 45

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