The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag Movie Review 1992

Shy, small town librarian with a dull marriage is looking for excitement when she stumbles across a gun used in a murder. She decides excitement will follow her (false) confession to the crime leaving her husband thunderstruck, the police confused, and the gossip line humming. She also intrigues the real bad guy, who comes looking for her. Lame silliness is redeemed somewhat by Miller, but there's some surprisingly nasty violence given the comedy label.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 99 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Disorganized Crime, Only the Lonely, Mistaken Identity, Libraries and Librarians

Screenplay

Grace Cary Bickley

Cast

Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Alfre Woodard, Cathy Moriarty, William Forsythe, Julianne Moore, Xander Berkeley, Michael O'Neill, Christopher John Fields

Director

Allan Moyle

Music

Richard Gibbs

Producer

Scott Kroopf, Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, Touchstone Pictures