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Ms .45
Directed by
Abel Ferrara
R
1981
81m
Crime
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Drama
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6.8
86%
72%
6.7
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After being attacked and raped twice in one day, a timid, mute seamstress goes insane, takes to the streets of New York City after dark, and randomly shoots men with a .45 caliber pistol.
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Cast of Ms .45
Zoë Lund
Thana
Albert Sinkys
Albert
Darlene Stuto
Laurie
Abel Ferrara
1st Rapist / Director
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
Ms .45 Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
Kathleen Sachs
...visions to behold on the big screen, and the connection between them leaves much to consider long after viewing...
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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.
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
Another of Ferrara's compelling studies in grunge, with a courageous performance by Tamerlis.
Way Too Indie
C.J. Prince
Ferrara throws in a lot of interesting imagery, and he provides one of the more disgusting takes on New York City seen on film. Fans of exploitation shouldn't miss this transgressive gem.
Patheos
Eve Tushnet
Honestly, this is brilliant, one hour and twenty minutes of the ecstatic rage and vindication of a Kathleen Hanna howl.
Spectrum Culture
Pat Padua
This is not a simple tale of empowerment.
Metro
Sean Burns
Ferrara's movies have a way of being morally serious despite their sometimes silly genre trappings, and Ms. 45 provides a feast for feminist studies.
Under the Radar
Stephen Danay
The film's not-so-secret weapon is its lead actress, the late Zoe Tamerlis Lund.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
John Beifuss
The Halloween finale is one of the indelible set pieces of the decade, offering the astonishing image of a beautiful gunwielding nun indiscriminately shooting men while moving in slow-motion against a wall decorated with stylized bats and spider webs.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
With Grand Guignol relish, Ferrara depicts a city in the throes of a Wild West lawlessness that invites vigilante action.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
Sexy, squalid.
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