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Bookmark this pageGrace Quigley (1984)
Director: Anthony Harvey
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From Time Out Film Guide
Professional hit man Nolte lacks self-confidence. But when he fetches up against Hepburn, who hires him first to help ease her out of this life, and then to oblige all her old friends, he gains self-esteem from these philanthropic acts of euthanasia, and a mother figure to comfort him. Good black comedies about death are rare, and this certainly proves spry and knowing. But its tough line on sentimentality goes squashy at the three-quarter point, and there is evidence of re-editing to provide a soft-option ending. Originally screened as The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley, running 102 minutes, it was then re-edited, partly re-shot, and re-titled. CPea.Author: CPea
Cast & crew
Director: Anthony Harvey
Producer: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte, Kit Le Fever, Chip Zien, William Duell, Elizabeth Wilson, Walter Abel full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 102 mins
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