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V.I. Warshawski

Year:

1991

Duration:

89 min

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

IMDB rate:

4.7

Director:

Jeff Kanew

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1991-07-26

Filming Locations: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Earnings

Gross: $11,128,309 (USA) Filming Dates 5 November 1990 - 27 February 1991 Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Mike Hagerty

Kathleen Turner

Vic

Jay O. Sanders

Murray

Charles Durning

Lt. Mallory

Angela Goethals

Kat

Nancy Paul

Paige

Frederick Coffin

Horton

Charles McCaughan

Trumble

Stephen Meadows

Boom-Boom

Wayne Knight

Smeissen

Lynnie Godfrey

Sal

Anne Pitoniak

Lotty

Stephen Root

Mickey

Robert Clotworthy

Philip Pugh

Tom Allard

Big Eddie

Lee Arenberg

Flesh

Mike Bacarella

Cabbie

John Beasley

Ernie

Everett Smith

McGraw

Herb Muller

Contreras

Theresa Bell

Stacy

Geof Prysirr

Ron Whortley

Sandra Foster

Bank Teller

Gregg Almquist

Bank Manager

Gene Hartline

Thug #1

Gary Epper

Thug #2

John P. Marsh

Striker

Shirley Johnson

Singer

Victor Herold

Bassist

Casey Jones

Drummer

Eddie Lusk

Keyboardist (as Professor Eddie Lusk)

Maurice Vaughn

Guitarist

Aaron Seville

Paramedic

Doris Le Gras

Maid

John Fujioka

Sumitora

Roger Ito

Bodyguard #1

Robert Wong

Bodyguard #2

David Bontumasi

Man on Street (uncredited)

Robert Minkoff

Bit (uncredited)

Larry Nazimek

Police Officer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In an interview, author Sara Paretsky was angry over an original script that had the independent female detective subordinate to a male counterpart for fear that a female character could not hold the lead role.

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A Chinese-American actress islands in as a body double for Kathleen Turner in the ad campaign.

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Kathleen Turner went on to play V.I. Warshawski on BBC radio.

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Goofs

At the scene of the tugboat explosion, the fire engine is solid red. Chicago fire engines are painted a distinct black over red design.

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Quotes

Murray Ryerson: Vic, about that blonde.

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Ernie: [to V.I. Warshawski, who's trying to get information from him] Now look, lady. This is Chicago: now everybody knows everything, but nobody knows nothin'.

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Victoria "V.I." Warshawski: Never underestimate a man's ability to underestimate a woman.

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