The Lonely Lady

The Lonely Lady (1983)

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    (9 reviews)

  • 37% of users liked it
    (202 ratings)

This undistinguished drama goes no further than clichéd views about women who gain success by bedding down those who have it. Pia Zadora stars as Jerilee, just out of high school and married to a prominent Hollywood screenwriter, with her own heart-felt aspirations to get her screenplays noticed by… More

R, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Peter Sasdy
Written By
Ellen Shepard, Harold Robbins
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Sep 30, 1983 Limited

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    If The Lonely Lady had even a shred of style and humor, it could qualify as the worst movie of the year. Unfortunately, it's not that good.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    You've got to say this much for Miss Zadora: she's got spunk.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Who cares.

  • , Time Out

    [A] sleazy little yarn.

  • James Sanford, James Sanford on Film

    a poorly acted, ineptly made and nearly incoherent piece of garbage that can't even properly exploit its star, which would seem to be the primary reason for its existence.

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