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An ignored, small-town librarian confesses to a murder she didn't commit to get attention.An ignored, small-town librarian confesses to a murder she didn't commit to get attention.An ignored, small-town librarian confesses to a murder she didn't commit to get attention.
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- TriviaChris Isaak was the first choice to play Alex.
- GoofsAt the grocery store checkout counter, Betty Lou's order comes to $55.25, and she has a twenty-five-cent coupon for dog food. But when she leaves the store, she's only carrying a bouquet of flowers.
- Quotes
Alex Perkins: You know my wife?
Reba Bush: Yeah.
Alex Perkins: How do you know she like gone with the wind?
Reba Bush: She's a friend of mine.
Alex Perkins: Jesus, she knows everybody. Where the hell was I?
Reba Bush: Well, sugar, I think that was a real good question.
Alex Perkins: What do you mean?
Reba Bush: Where were you?
- Alternate versionsThe 2011 Blu-ray from Mill Creek Entertainment has only a mono soundtrack.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Letter (1940)
- SoundtracksSmouldering Fury Part B and Part C
Written by T. Duncan
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Surprisingly good movie!
I thought this movie was going to be light and funny--and it WAS in some parts. Alfree Woodard and Faye Grant give especially good performances. Faye Grant's character is a scream! And Julianne Moore is great as Betty Lou's sister. But when it got to the suspenseful parts, it went beyond light and funny. It was surprisingly good. I enjoyed every minute of it.
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- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,721,911
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,206,799
- Aug 23, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $3,721,911
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992) officially released in India in English?
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