Grace Quigley (1985)
- Directed by
- Anthony Harvey
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An elderly widow tries to kill herself but keeps failing. She hires a hitman to finish the job and then asks him to kill other lonely old people too.
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What happens
Grace Quigley (also titled The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley) is a 1985 American black comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Nick Nolte, produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan and directed by Anthony Harvey. The film is noted for being Hepburn's last leading role in a film for the big screen, as well as the last appearance, stage or otherwise, of Walter Abel. The film is primarily set in New York City. An elderly widow is suicidal, but survives repeated suicide attempts. She hires a contract killer to end her life, and also asks him to kill other lonely old people. She views these acts as mercy killings, not murders. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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