| Just Like a Woman | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Christopher Monger |
| Written by | Nicholas Evans |
| Based on | Geraldine, For the Love of a Transvestite by Monica Jay |
| Produced by | Nicholas Evans |
| Starring | Julie Walters Adrian Pasdar Paul Freeman |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Nicolas Gaster |
| Music by | Michael Storey |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £0.3 million (UK)[2] |
Just Like a Woman is a 1992 British comedy-drama film directed by Christopher Monger, and starring Julie Walters, Adrian Pasdar and Paul Freeman. The screenplay by Nicholas Evans is based on the 1985 novel Geraldine, For the Love of a Transvestite by Monica Jay. One of few "cross-dressing" films in which the hero is actually a transvestite, therefore having pure intentions, unlike Some Like It Hot, Tootsie, Mrs. Doubtfire and others in which the cross-dresser has an ulterior motive, the film was a modest commercial and critical success.
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Transcription
What are you, dying of some wasting disease ? No, l'm right -- l'm right here. l know exactly where your body is. What l'm lookin' for is some indication of a brain. Too much football without a helmet ? Hah ! Lyndon's line on Gerry Ford. Deputy Debriefer, Paris Peace Talks, '68. Snagged the Silver Star and a silver bar. Threw me into G-2. G-2 ? lntelligence, of which you have none. [ Yelling ] Where you from ? Um, Gresham, Oregon, s-- Colonel. What does your daddy do in Gresham, Oregon ? Hmm ? Count wood chips ? Uh, my stepfather and my mom run a convenience store. - How convenient ! What time they open ? - 5:OO A.M. - Close ? - 1:OO A.M. Hard workers. You got me all misty-eyed ! So, what are you doin' here in this sparrow-fart town ? l, l-- l attend Baird. Attend Baird ! l know you go to the Baird school. Point is, how do you afford it, even with the student aid and the folks back home hustlin' corn nuts ? [ Sigh ] l won a, uh, Young America merit scholarship. Whoo-ah ! # Glory, glory Hallelujah # # Glory, glory Hallelujah # - [ Knocking ] - Who's there ? - [ Knocking ] - That little piece of tail ? Get her outta here ! [ Girl Giggling ] Yeah. Can't believe they're my blood. l.Q. of sloths and the manners of banshees. He's a mechanic, she's a homemaker. He knows as much about cars as a beauty queen, and she bakes cookies, taste like wing nuts. As for the tots, they're twits. How's your skin, son ? l like my aides to be presentable. Well, l -- l've had a few zits. Um, but my roommate, he lent me his Clinique because he's from -- ''The History of My Skin,'' by Charles Simms.
Plot
Gerald Tilson, a finance executive, finds himself thrown out by his wife when she discovers women's underwear in their flat; in fact the clothes belong to him. He takes lodgings with Monica, who gradually discovers his alter ego, "Geraldine". A subplot deals with his boss' plan to defraud their Japanese clients, and how the couple thwart it.
Cast
- Julie Walters as Monica
- Adrian Pasdar as Gerald Tilson/Geraldine
- Paul Freeman as Miles Millichamp
- Susan Wooldridge as Louisa
- Gordon Kennedy as C.J.
- Ian Redford as Tom Braxton
- Shelley Thompson as Eleanor Tilson
- Togo Igawa as Akira Watanabe
- Jill Spurrier as Daphne
- Corey Cowper as Erika Tilson
- Mark Hadfield as Dennis
- Joseph Bennett as Jocelyn
Production
The film's title is taken from the song "Just Like a Woman" by Bob Dylan.
See also
References
- ^ "JUST LIKE A WOMAN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 17 June 1992. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Top 10 Rank films in UK 1992". Screen International. 11 April 1997. p. 16.
External links
- Just Like a Woman at IMDb
- Just Like a Woman at AllMovie
- Just Like a Woman at Rotten Tomatoes
- Article about the book Gerald/ine at OutPost Press
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