A Man, a Woman, and a Killer
1975 American film
- March 17, 1975 (1975-03-17)
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A Man, a Woman, and a Killer is a 1975 American drama film directed by Rick Schmidt and Wayne Wang. It is Wang's directorial debut.[2]
Plot
The story of a small-time gangster (Dick Richardson) writing his journal in a Mendocino, California, farmhouse, as he awaits a hit man who is coming to kill him. In this first part of a trilogy, realities continue to shift between the story, and the actual making of the film, as seen through unscripted scenes, real-life narrations by lead actors, and the real relationship that developed on the set between Richardson and the actress (Carolyn Zaremba) who played his girlfriend. A bumbling, local librarian (played by Ed Nylund) is mistaken for the "killer" and plays along with the game.
Cast
- Dick Richardson as Dick
- Ed Nylund as Ed
- Carolyn Zaremba as Z
Production
The film was made in 1973 with a budget of $16,000.[1]
Reception
A. H. Weiler of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "emerges as a largely static and undramatic film about the making of a film."[3]
References
- ^ a b Ferncase, Richard K. (1996). Outsider Features: American Independent Films of the 1980s. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313276071.page 30
- ^ Dawson, Nick (19 September 2008). "Wayne Wang, A Thousand Years Of Good Prayers". Filmmaker. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Weiler, A. H. (18 March 1975). "Film: 3 Interlocked Lives:'A Man, Woman, Killer' Is Mildly Interesting". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
External links
- A Man, a Woman, and a Killer at IMDb
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Films directed by Wayne Wang
- A Man, a Woman, and a Killer (1975)
- Chan Is Missing (1982)
- Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985)
- Slam Dance (1987)
- Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
- Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
- The Joy Luck Club (1993)
- Smoke (1995)
- Blue in the Face (1995)
- Chinese Box (1997)
- Anywhere but Here (1999)
- The Center of the World (2001)
- Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
- Last Holiday (2006)
- The Princess of Nebraska (2007)
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
- Soul of a Banquet (2014)
- While the Women Are Sleeping (2016)
- Coming Home Again (2019)
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