Lucky Lady

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During the Prohibition era, Walker Burt Reynolds and Kibby Gene Hackman run a liquor smuggling operation in Mexico; they team up with Claire Liza Minnelli, a cabaret entertainer who has an "in" with several big-time nightclub owners. Complications ensue when both men fall in love with Claire, and she can't make up her mind between them. Escaping both the law and a murderous gang of rival crooks, the threesome set sail on a small boat called the "Lucky Lady."
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Overview

During the Prohibition era, Walker Burt Reynolds and Kibby Gene Hackman run a liquor smuggling operation in Mexico; they team up with Claire Liza Minnelli, a cabaret entertainer who has an "in" with several big-time nightclub owners. Complications ensue when both men fall in love with Claire, and she can't make up her mind between them. Escaping both the law and a murderous gang of rival crooks, the threesome set sail on a small boat called the "Lucky Lady."
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Special Features

Vintage Featurettes; Original Trailers; TV Spot
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Editorial Reviews

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler
A major, high profile commercial flop at the time of its release, Lucky Lady is not quite as bad as the critics claimed at the time -- but that's about the best thing that can be said of it. The biggest problem is the screenplay, which is unfocused and veers wildly in terms of tone -- at times low comedy and slapstick, at others too deadly serious (and sometimes too violent, in the context of the rest of the film). The creators could not decide how seriously to take the basic situation, robbing it of necessary reality, and the dialogue is generally poor. (The general level of wit is exemplified by Liza Minnelli's comment at one point that it's so quiet "you can hear a fish fart.") Stanley Donen's direction is weak and generally unimaginative, and some of the editing is jarring. Minnelli is good in the production number, "Get While the Getting is Good," but is otherwise abrasive, shrill and annoying. Gene Hackman is okay but unusually dull; of the stars, only Burt Reynolds turns in a decent performance. He's fun and makes much of the film watchable. A follow-up to her excellent Cabaret, this unlucky Lady was still much better than Minnelli's next starring role, the deadly A Matter of Time.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/1/2011
  • UPC: 826663123319
  • Original Release: 1975

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  • Source: Shout Factory Theatr
  • Region Code: 1
  • Language: English
  • Time: 1:58:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 10,889

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Gene Hackman Kibby
Liza Minnelli Claire
Burt Reynolds Walker
Geoffrey Lewis Capt. Aaron Mosley
John Hillerman McTeague
Robby Benson Billy Webber
Michael Hordern Capt. Rockwell
Val Avery Dolph
William H. Bassett Charley
Marjorie Battles Redhead
Emilio Fernandez Ybarra
Louis Guss Bernie
Anthony Holland Mr. Tully
Milt [Lewis] Kogan Supercargo
Duncan McLeod Auctioneer
John McLiam Ross Huggins
Suzanne Zenor Brunette
Technical Credits
Stanley Donen Director
John Barry Production Designer
Peter Boita Editor
Ralph Burns Score Composer
Fred Ebb Score Composer
Michael Gruskoff Producer
George Hively Editor
Willard Huyck Screenwriter
John Kander Score Composer
Gloria Katz Screenwriter
Norman Reynolds Art Director
Tom Rolf Editor
Theodore Soderberg Sound/Sound Designer
Ted Adams Swanson Production Manager
Geoffrey Unsworth Cinematographer
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Lucky Lady
1. Opening [1:27]
2. Tijuana 1930 [14:21]
3. Cock Fight [2:47]
4. Three's A Crowd [8:46]
5. The Octopus' Booze [8:19]
6. Walker & Claire [3:27]
7. Coastly Guarded [5:32]
8. Claire & Kibby [10:45]
9. The Real McCoy [4:38]
10. San Diego [14:09]
11. Lucky Lady [6:40]
12. Auction [3:30]
13. MIA [9:34]
14. For Billy [18:36]
15. Smooth Sailin' [2:48]
16. End Credits [2:14]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- Lucky Lady
   Play Movie
   Scene Selection
   Bonus Features
      The Lucky Lady Log (1975)
      Launching Lucky Lady (1975)
      Trailer 1
      Trailer 2
      Trailer 3
      TV Spot
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