Ladykillers_(TV_movie)

<i>Ladykillers</i> (film)

Ladykillers (film)

American TV series or program

This article is about the 1988 telefilm. For other uses, see Ladykillers.

Ladykillers is a 1988 television film, directed by Robert Michael Lewis, and starring Lesley-Anne Down, Marilu Henner, Susan Blakely, and Keith David as Abe. The film score was composed by Mark Snow.

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Ladykillers
Genre	Action Thriller Crime
Written by	Gregory S. Dinallo
Directed by	Robert Michael Lewis
Starring	Marilu Henner Susan Blakely Thomas Calabro Lesley-Anne Down
Theme music composer	Mark Snow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Barry J. Weitz
Producer	Andrew Hill
Production location	Los Angeles
Cinematography	Thomas Del Ruth
Editor	J. P. Farrell
Running time	96 min.
Production companies	ABC Circle Films Barry Weitz Films
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 9, 1988 (1988-11-09)

The plot of this film is unconnected with The Ladykillers (1955) or the 2004 remake of the same name.

Plot

The plot has a male sexualization theme. Performers in a Los Angeles male strip club are being murdered by an unknown female assailant. There are multiple suspects: Morganna King, the owner of the club; Lilah Corbett, the club's promoter; and the head stripper, who has mysteriously disappeared after being fired.

Unable to gain a lead, investigating officer Lt. Cavanaugh goes undercover as a stripper in an attempt to trap the murderer, eventually starring in the titular "Ladykillers" show, but he is almost killed in the process.

Critical reception

The film received poor reviews. The Los Angeles Times deemed Ladykillers "inept," writing that the script was simply "an excuse for a male flesh parade."^[1] The New York Times called the film "leering" and "prurient."^[2]

References

[1]
Shirley, Don (9 November 1988). "Inept 'Ladykillers' Just a Male Flesh Parade". Los Angeles Times.
[2]
O'Connor, John (9 November 1988). "Male Strippers in 'Ladykillers' on ABC". The New York Times.

External links

Ladykillers at IMDb

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