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Release Date: 1992

Cast: William Forsythe, Alfre Woodard, Christopher John Fields, Faye Grant, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael O'Neill, Stanley Tucci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Thal, Billie Neal, Andy Romano, Xander Berkeley ...MORE

Cast: William Forsythe, Alfre Woodard, Christopher John Fields, Faye Grant, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael O'Neill, Stanley Tucci, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Thal, Billie Neal, Andy Romano, Xander Berkeley, Ray McKinnon, Julianne Moore ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Screwball Comedy, Mystery, Comedy, Libraries And Librarians, Courtroom Comedy, Thriller, Crime Comedy

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag is a 1992 American screwball comedy film written by Grace Cary Bickley and directed by Allan Moyle. The film stars Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Julianne Moore, William Forsythe, and Alfre Woodard. Rock and roll recording pioneer Cordell Jackson played a bit part as "Bathroom Woman." The film was distributed by Touchstone Pictures for Interscope Communications. Betty Lou Perkins is a meek librarian and nobody pays much attention to her, in particular her husband, Alex. A criminal kingpin is killed in cold blood and Betty Lou happens to find the murder gun.... MORE

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag is a 1992 American screwball comedy film written by Grace Cary Bickley and directed by Allan Moyle. The film stars Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Julianne Moore, William Forsythe, and Alfre Woodard. Rock and roll recording pioneer Cordell Jackson played a bit part as "Bathroom Woman." The film was distributed by Touchstone Pictures for Interscope Communications. Betty Lou Perkins is a meek librarian and nobody pays much attention to her, in particular her husband, Alex. A criminal kingpin is killed in cold blood and Betty Lou happens to find the murder gun. She is so mousy, however, she can't even get the police to listen to her, including Alex, who's a detective. In sheer frustration, she not only produces the gun but announces that she's the one who committed the crime. Behind bars, Betty Lou meets a variety of hardened and colorful characters. Rather than intimidate her, they actually increase her self-confidence. Once she's released, she begins to dress, speak, and act differently. Unfortunately for her, criminal acquaintances of the victim assume that she must have confessed to the murder for a reason. They conclude that she must be his LESS