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Ms.45 (1981)

It will never happen again!

Original Title : Ms. 45
Director : Abel Ferrara
Writer : Nicholas St. John
Genre : Crime
Drama
Country : USA
Language : English
Producer : Richard Howorth , Mary Kane , Rochelle Weisberg
Music : Joe Delia
Photography : James Lemmo
Distributor : Audio Visual Enterprises
IMDB ID : 0082776
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poster for "Ms.45" by Abel Ferrara (1981)
Ms.45 (1981) - Abel Ferrara
 

Starring

ÂZoë Lund Thana (as Zoë Tamerlis
ÂAlbert Sinkys Albert
ÂDarlene Stuto Laurie
ÂHelen McGara Carol
ÂNike Zachmanoglou Pamela
ÂAbel Ferrara 1st Rapist (as Jimmy Laine
ÂPeter Yellen The Burglar (2nd Rapist
ÂEditta Sherman Mrs. Nasone (Landlady
ÂVincent Gruppi Heckler on Corner
ÂS. Edward Singer The Photographer
ÂStanley Timms The Pimp
ÂFaith Peters The Prostitute
ÂLawrence Zavaglia The Arab
ÂAlex Jachino The Chauffeur
ÂJack Thibeau Man in Bar
ÂJayne Kennedy Seamstress
ÂWayne Caro Office Boy/Mickey
ÂMariana Tripaldi Buyer
ÂScott Covert Buyer's Assistant
ÂKaren O'Shea Model/Party Guest
ÂThe Kog The Bum
ÂCindy Green Waitress
ÂNancy Ulrich Photographer's Girlfriend
ÂEddie Sanchez Central Park Gang
ÂLarry Chua Central Park Gang
ÂOmar Patino Central Park Gang
ÂRobert Allen Central Park Gang
ÂDaniel Gooding Central Park Gang
ÂMichael R. Chin Kissing Boy
ÂGerri Igarashi Kissing Girl
ÂEdward Eisele Man from Georgia
ÂEvelyn Smith Bag Lady
ÂPatrick Loughran Man on Desk
ÂEileen Trotta Girl on Desk
ÂBobby Weismann Party Host
ÂAlvin Moore Detective
ÂNicholas St. John Detective
ÂSteve Dash Policeman (as Steve Daskawisz
ÂPaul Varni Guy on Street
ÂJohn Scarangella Guy on Street
ÂAris Sakellaridis Guy on Street
ÂBen Falk Blind Man
ÂMichael Minard Band Member
ÂRobert North Band Member
ÂRob Fisch Band Member
ÂHarry Maurer Newsman's Voice (voice
ÂBeth Ann Lonergan Little Girl (voice
ÂGail Wenger Party Guest
ÂJana Skidmore Party Guest
ÂMary Barto Party Guest
ÂJohn Antonio Party Guest
ÂJoey Monteleone Party Guest
ÂLisa Monteleone Party Guest
ÂMary Reeves Party Guest
ÂCarol Drechsler Party Guest
ÂAnthony Picciano Party Guest
ÂJoe Perce Party Guest
ÂDonna Harris Party Guest
ÂIra Blumenthal Party Guest
ÂRex Piano Party Guest
ÂKim McLean Party Guest
ÂPaul Sansone Party Guest
ÂPeter Abbay Mr. Death
ÂElissa D'Arrigo Party Guest
ÂTony Gandiosi Party Guest
ÂRene Belafonte Party Guest
ÂDan O'Neill Party Guest/Bartender
ÂJerry Goralnick Party Guest
ÂClaver Mullaney Extra
ÂJim Paletz Extra
ÂTimothy Pastor Extra
ÂBill Plunkett Extra
ÂNatalie Rannazzisi Extra
ÂMichael Rothermel Extra
ÂRob Roy Extra
ÂFrancene Thomas Extra
ÂBruce Thorne Extra
ÂNancy Upton Extra
ÂBonnie Williams Extra
ÂScott Winer Extra
ÂMadaline Wood Extra
ÂJim Johnson Extra
ÂAnn Barcar Extra
ÂShelley Freedman Extra
ÂBarbara Jo Fuchs Extra
ÂKathleen Gati Extra
ÂBarry Gomolka Extra
ÂGerry Heller Extra
ÂMichelle James Extra
ÂChris Jones Extra
ÂNancy Kleinman Extra
ÂRenata Majer Extra
ÂTom McGrath Extra
ÂCheryl McIntyre Extra
ÂStephen Singer Rich Volk (uncredited
 

Plot

A mute woman gets raped twice coming home from work and decides to take matters into her own hands. She dresses suggestively and roams the streets alone, reaking vengeance upon anyone who tries to take advantage of her. Eventually her secret life spills over into her regular life in the fashion industry.
 

Comments

Abel Ferrara's Ms. .45, 14 June 2002 Author: Charles Tatum from North Dakota Ferrara's huge breakout film has been the subject of everythingfrom cult status to film thesis papers.Zoe Tamerlis is Thana, a mute and mousy woman who works inNew York's garment district. On her way home one afternoon, sheis grabbed off the street and raped by a masked man, played byFerrara himself. She stumbles home, shell shocked, and finds aburglar in her apartment. He also begins raping her, holding a .45on her. He drops the gun and she kills him, putting his body in thebathtub. She confiscates the gun as her own, and normallyreliable Thana begins to change.Thana's nosy landlady, a candidate for a .45 slug if there ever wasone, and the landlady's dog, Phil, notice Thana leaving theapartment glammed to the nines and carrying plastic garbagebags full of the burglar's body parts. Thana kills one man whochases her with the burglar's body parts (he thinks she droppedthe bag), and soon Thana is dispatching everyone from pimps togangs to Arab sheiks with her trusty gun. In the meantime, sheoffers to take Phil for a walk, tying him to a stake so she can shoothim without him running off. Thana is finally invited to a Halloweenparty by her lecherous boss. This provides the film's final horrifyingsetpiece. Thana is dressed like a nun, with her trusty gun tuckedinto her garter belt. She opens fire on the men at the party, all shotin slow motion by Ferrara. This scene is terrifying on a horror filmscale, as people run for their lives as very effective special effectsillustrate the carnage. The final shot involving the Phil the dog isclassic.It is dismissive to say Thana decides to kill every man she sees.You can see a pattern in her killing, as she graduates from basicstreet scum, to an almost killing of an Oriental man who is doingnothing but kissing his girlfriend. The divorced man's suicidestretches credibility a bit, as Thana's gun jams when she pulls thetrigger, but he puts it to his head and it goes off. Thana is also apretty good shot, yet we are never given any evidence why.Zoe Tamerlis died almost two years ago of heart failure. She wasonly 35. She did other films, but this was probably her best knownwork. Because she is plays a mute, she must express all of heremotions with her face, which she does very well. She looks a lotlike Jeanne Tripplehorn, and does a great job here.The New York City setting is perfect and unfiltered. This is the NYCwe heard of back in the 1970's, complete with muggings andgraffiti. There is wonderful background noise, not affected by someHollywood sound engineer's filter. Dialog is kept to a minimumbecause of Thana's condition, but Ferrara keeps the violence andblood flowing freely. Surprisingly, despite the presence of two rapesequences, there is no nudity, as if Ferrara wanted to show thesecrimes as crimes of violence, and not arousing rough sex."Ms. .45" is not perfect, but it is infinitely fascinating. It is alsoincredibly brutal, and not for the squeamish. I highly recommend it.This is unrated, and contains physical violence, strong gunviolence, strong sexual violence, gore, strong profanity, sexualcontent, sexual references, some drug references, and adultsituations.
 
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