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Average
MASTER SCORE 51.8 / 100
1991·Action / Comedy / Crime·1h 29m

V.I. WARSHAWSKI

“Killer eyes. Killer legs. Killer instincts.”

Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's daughter, Kat, and together they set out to crack the case.

Above the Line
Jeff Kanew·DirectorNick Thiel·ScreenplayEdward Taylor·ScreenplayJan Kiesser·Director of PhotographyRandy Edelman·Original Music ComposerDebra Neil-Fisher·Editor
Cast
Kathleen Turner·Victoria 'V.I.' WarshawskiJay O. Sanders·Murray RyersonCharles Durning·Det. Lt. Bobby MalloryAngela Goethals·Kat Grafalk, Bernard's DaughterNancy Paul·Paige Wilson GrafalkFrederick Coffin·HortonCharles McCaughan·TrumbleStephen Meadows·Boom-BoomWayne Knight·SmeissenLynnie Godfrey·Sal
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Jeff Kanew·DirectorGlenn Randall Jr.·Second Unit DirectorJudith Saunders·Script Supervisor
Writing· 4
Nick Thiel·ScreenplayEdward Taylor·ScreenplayDavid Aaron Cohen·ScreenplaySara Paretsky·Novel
Camera· 1
Jan Kiesser·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Debra Neil-Fisher·EditorCarroll Timothy O'Meara·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Randy Edelman·Original Music ComposerDavid Kelson·Sound MixerRoxanne Jones McCarthy·Supervising Sound EditorTom C. McCarthy·Supervising Sound EditorRoberta Doheny·Sound Re-Recording MixerPeter Reale·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 5
Gloria Gresham·Costume DesignBarbara Ling·Production DesignLarry Fulton·Art DirectionBill MacSems·Property MasterDora Medrano·Art Department Coordinator
Production· 5
John P. Marsh·Executive ProducerJeffrey Lurie·ProducerPenney Finkelman Cox·Executive ProducerGlenn Daniels·CastingLauren Weissman·Co-Executive Producer
Other Departments· 4
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan·StuntsJeff Imada·StuntsChuck Picerni Jr.·StuntsCharlie Picerni·Stunts
By the Numbers
51.8
OF 100
Master Score
5.0
OF 10
IMDb
21%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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