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A Dangerous Woman is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. The screenplay was written by his wife Naomi Foner, loosely based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris. The feature was co-produced by Amblin Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures.
A Dangerous Woman: Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. With Laurie Metcalf, Debra Winger, John Terry, Barbara Hershey. Martha Horgan, a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt Frances in a small town, is known for always telling truth.
- Stephen Gyllenhaal
- 2 min
Dec 3, 1993 · A Dangerous Woman. Roger Ebert December 03, 1993. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Observe the way Debra Winger plays her character in "A Dangerous Woman," and you will learn something about the alchemy of acting.
A Dangerous Woman R 1993 1h 41m Drama List 47% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 31% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Martha Horgan (Debra Winger) is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with...
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- Stephen Gyllenhaal
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- Debra Winger
Martha Horgan is a plain, mentally challenged woman, although her disability has never been officially medically diagnosed. Martha lives in the guest house of her wealthy aunt, Frances Beechum, who is only a few years older than Martha herself. Frances has taken care of Martha since they were kids.
An ungainly young woman, a social outcast who lives with her widowed aunt on a ranch, becomes sexually involved with an itinerant handyman. When he, in due course, becomes involved with her sexier, worldlier aunt, she responds violently.
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Dec 3, 1993 · Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of Martha's unusual traits is that she doesn't lie, a quality that leads to her getting fired from a dry-cleaning shop thanks to the actions of the shifty Getso.
