Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Warshawski film a toughtalking, fiercely independent female private investigator with a weakness for pretty shoes, warshawski is often forced to play hardball with chicagos crime element. Warshawski, a woman seduced not only by such distaff fripperies as stiletto heels and lotsa lipstick but by macho. With the exception of the pietro andromache, warshawskis adventures are written. Warshawski kathleen turner returns to smeissens wayne knight hideout to get some information out of him. The film was directed by one, jeff karnew who was allocated a 24 million budget for the movie. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Warshawski novels by sara paretsky, featuring a chicago female private eye. Warshawski is a freelance private investigator in chicago, who lives the part of the hardboiled detective. Warshawski in jeff kanews film version of the hardboiled detective character from sara paretskys series of crime novels. She goes upstairs to his office and, as a warning, fires her gun at a bowl of walnuts sitting on his desk. Warshawski, in the eyes of this film lover, works just fine.
A female pi babysitting for a boyfriend gets stuck with his daughter and the case of her murdered father. The film, which took many creative liberties with paretskys character, was intended as a franchise for turner. I know that a lot of people gave this film the thumbs down. Warshawski was made in 1991 by jeff kanew hollywood pictures. Caroline, a childhood friend, has a dying mother and a problemafter twentyfive years she wants v. Warshawski on tv with the full listings schedule at. Warshawski 1991 cast and crew her boyfriends dockside death seems fishy to a chicago private eye kathleen turner, and so do his two brothers. Warshawski full movie watch online, stream or download. Thank you to robert from the movie locations and more website for finding paiges house and the office building 0. Including a comingofage series and a film starring chris.
Unfortunately box office results were poor and plans for a franchise got kod. I warshawski is a chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend. When her new flame, exhockey player boomboom grafalk turns up murdered, his yearold daughter. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. In short this is a very simplistic comedy crime caper. Warshawski 1991 starring kathleen turner and jay o. Warshawski dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats.
Warshawski 1991 her boyfriends dockside death seems fishy to a chicago private eye kathleen turner, and so do his two brothers. Warshawski, with kathleen turner in the title role. Just as in the book, v warshawski is a private investigator who lives in chicago and is more than determined to solve all her cases. Warshawski is one of several movies that have been released in lowpriced blu rays where the only feature is the feature. Warshawski looks and feels like a secondrate tv show. Warshawski is a fictional private investigator from chicago who is the protagonist featured in a series of detective novels and short stories written by chicago author sara paretsky. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Warshawski is a female investigator who breaks a lot of the taboos created for female pis. The screenwriters tried to make it a comedyaction film and dishonored paretsky in their representation of her character. Apart from the television series, the book was also adopted into a film in the year 1991. Jun 16, 2018 closing credits for vi warshawski from 1991.
Warshawski dvd, 2011, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Warshawski 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Warshawski is a 1991 movie about a tough chicago female detective based on the best selling mystery books by sara paretsky. Determined to keep just about everyone at a distance. Vic warshawski turner is a chicago private eye with a healthy, nononsense attitude, a sufficient but unprosperous business and an ache for the right lover. When brute force isnt enough to handle the human sludge of the chicago. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. The series, as of the time of writing, comprises nine books and a number of short stories.
Sara paretsky is an american novelist of detective fiction, largely featuring female private investigator v. Paretskys contributions to crime fiction include writing a female character who breaks all of the rules of what a female detective is supposed to be and transcending the typical labels. Worst of all, given the impulses that got this film and the series of novels off the ground, is the use of oldfashioned exploitation in the film. Warshawski is a fictional character featured in a series of crime novels by american author sara paretsky. Adapted from sara paretskys popular series of mystery novels, v. Turners warshawski is bitingly hilarious, brazenly sexy, and always the smartest one in the room. Warshawskibuy this videobuy this dvd 1991, hollywood pictures 89 minutes based allegedly on characters created by sara paretsky screen story by edward taylor screenplay by edward taylor, david aaron cohen and nick thiel directed by jeff kanew produced by jeffrey lurie coproducers. Sanders, charles durning, angela goethals the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In doing so she befriends the victims daughter, kat, and together they set out to crack the case. The credits acknowledge the film to be based on the v. Warshawski has to battle chicagos most notorious hoods. Unfollow vi warshawski to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
I warshawski is a chicagobased freelance private investigator who lives the part of the hardboiled detective. Warshawski isnt crazy about going back to her old south chicago neighborhood, but a promise is something she always keeps. Its the kind of film i like to watch to relax and enjoy without having to tax my little grey cells too much. All blazing trailers videos include links to purchase the films where applicable. Beautiful kathleen turner body heat, romancing the stone stars as v. Immediately i felt a strong emotional connection with the chicago setting as it was precisely the year the novel was published that i came to this country from the. The film cuts to a reaction shot of smeissen, then back to the wide shot. Warshawski movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Warshawski on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Warshawski novels many years ago and quite liked them at the time so i was happy to find the first book in the series, sara paretskys indemnity only 1982. Warshawski, a toughtalking, sexy chicago private eye who knows how to use her two most lethal weapons her powerful charm and curvy legs.
Strictly for archive purposes for crossreference on accreditation. Among the first, and perhaps the most compelling, want to read. I warshawski is taunted and battered by the bad guys. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. Warshawski is a 1991 film directed by jeff kanew and starring kathleen turner. While none of her books have turned to major films, her major character, v i warshawski, ended up with her own film. Warshawski, a toughtalking, sexy chicago private eye hired by kat angela goethals, the yearold daughter of a murdered exhockey star, v. In a series of novels by sara paretsky, the hardworking sleuth from chicago has walked in the footsteps of philip marlowe, sam spade, and the other wisecracking practitioners of the thankless trade of private investigation. Vic to her friends as she investigated her cousin boom booms death.
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