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Ms .45
1981 81m R
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6.8
85%
72%
66%
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A timid and mute seamstress goes insane after being attacked and raped twice in one day, in which she takes to the streets of New York City after dark and randomly shoots men with a .45 caliber pistol.
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Directed By
Abel Ferrara
Written By
Nicholas St. John
Studio
Navaron Films
Cast of Ms .45
Zoë Lund
Thana
Albert Sinkys
Albert
Darlene Stuto
Laurie
Abel Ferrara
1st Rapist
Helen McGara
Carol
Editta Sherman
Mrs. Nasone
Stephen Singer
Photographer
Jayne Kennedy
Seamstress
Jack Thibeau
Man in Bar
Nike Zachmanoglou
Pamela
Bogey
Phil
Peter Yellen
Burglar
Vincent Gruppi
Heckler on Corner
Stanley Timms
Pimp
Faith Peters
Prostitute
Lawrence Zavaglia
Arab
Alex Jachno
Chauffeur
Wayne Caro
Office Boy
Mariana Tripaldi
Buyer
Scott Covert
Buyer's Assistant
Karen O'Shea
Model / Party
The Kog
Bum
Cindy Green
Waitress
Nancy Ulrich
Photographer's Girlfriend
Eddie Sanchez
Central Park Gang
Larry Chua
Central Park Gang
Omar Patino
Central Park Gang
Robert Allen
Central Park Gang
Daniel Goodine
Central Park Gang
Michael R. Chin
Couple Kissing
Gerri Igarashi
Couple Kissing
Eddie Eisele
Man from Georgia
Evelyn Smith
Bag Lady
Patrick Loughran
Couple on Desk / Party
Eileen Trotta
Couple on Desk
Bobby Weismann
Party Host
Alvin Moore
Detective
Nicholas St. John
Detective
Steve Dash
Policeman
Paul Varni
Guy on Street
John Scarangella
Guy on Street
Aris Sakellaridis
Guy on Street
Ben Falk
Blind Man
Michael D. Minard
Band Member
Robert North
Band Member
Robert Fish
Band Member
Harry Maurer
Newsman (voice)
Beth Ann Lonergan
Little Girl (voice)
Kathleen Gati
Bar Extra
Jerome Le Page
Bar Extra
Renata Hickey
Bar Extra
Peter Abbay
Mr. Death
Ms .45 Reviews
Boston Globe
Peter Keough
Had Herzog seen it, he might have recognized Ferrara as a fellow genius, and one as weird as himself.
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
"Ms.45" may be over 30 years old but it has a timelessness to it that will appeal to the fans of exploitation movies even today.
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
I first saw Abel Ferrara's Ms. 45 the way I suspect most men my age saw it: furtively, in my bedroom, on VHS.
The Dissolve
Scott Tobias
What she says-and what the movie says in kind-is more complex and sophisticated than its grindhouse roots would suggest.
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
Sexy, squalid.
New Yorker
Richard Brody
With Grand Guignol relish, Ferrara depicts a city in the throes of a Wild West lawlessness that invites vigilante action.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
[Ferrera] is clearly a talented fellow. One can only hope he finds something else to make movies about very soon.
Village Voice
Stephanie Zacharek
The sexual politics of Ms. 45 are blunt and easy to read, and the picture is riotously cathartic.
Variety
Variety Staff
By keeping the picture short and busy, Ferrara makes its far-fetched elements play.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Ms. 45 looks as cheap and sleazy as it needs to be, but this factor actually adds to the movie's vicious feel.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
Eros and Thana(tos) in Manhattan, a bravura, feverish vision
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It's about as witty as a come-on from a hard-hat.
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
Despite the film's low rent look, Ferrara has an eye for detail and style.
The Playlist
Kevin Jagernauth
Ultimately, Ms. 45 is far more interesting and genuinely enjoyable (versus ironically enjoyable, as many of this vintage grindhouse flicks wind up being) than it has any right to be.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
[VIDEO ESSAY] Abel Ferrara's 1981 cult uber thriller is a feminist take on the good-old-bad-old days of Manhattan that gave rise to films like "Death Wish" and "Taxi Driver."
Cinema Crazed
Felix Vasquez Jr.
A clever and very morbid take on sexual violence on the cusp of the eighties, and the effects it can have on the quiet individuals we often deem as harmless...
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
This is an exploitation film but it's a smart one made with style and passion and for a thriller motivated by the sexual assault of a beautiful young woman, [Ferrara is] unexpectedly sensitive to her ordeal.
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