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V.I. Warshawski (1991)

V.I. Warshawski poster
Directed by
Jeff Kanew
Genre
mystery film, crime film, romantic comedy, action comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 114 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Kathleen Turner plays a tough private detective in Chicago who takes on a case involving a murdered hockey player. She teams up with the victim's teenage daughter to find the killer and uncover a corporate conspiracy.

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What happens

V.I. Warshawski is a 1991 American action comedy film directed by Jeff Kanew and starring Kathleen Turner, Jay O. Sanders, Charles Durning, Lynnie Godfrey, Anne Pitoniak, Geof Prysirr, Angela Goethals, Stephen Meadows, Frederick Coffin, Stephen Root and Wayne Knight. The film was based on the Warshawski character created by Sara Paretsky. Critical reviews were mixed to negative, and the film was a box office disappointment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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