The Woman in Red (1984)

The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring, directed & written by Gene Wilder.

It also stars Charles Grodin, Gilda Radner, Joseph Bologna, Judith Ivey and Kelly Le Brock.

The film is adapted from the Yves Robert film "Pardon Mon Affaire." It is also memorable for the Academy-Award winning Stevie Wonder song "I Just Called to Say I Love You".

Plot
The film is about Teddy Pierce (Gene Wilder), a married, middle-aged ad man from San Francisco who becomes infatuated with a woman (Kelly Le Brock) who is wearing a red dress.

Cast

 * Gene Wilder as Theodore "Teddy" Pierce
 * Kelly Le Brock as Charlotte
 * Gilda Radner as Ms. Milner
 * Charles Grodin as Buddy
 * Joseph Bologna as Joe
 * Judith Ivey as Didi Pierce
 * Michael Zorek as Shelly
 * Michael Huddleston as Michael
 * Arthur Bailey as Jocko
 * Kyra Stempel as Missy Pierce
 * Robin Ignico as Becky Pierce
 * Viola Kates Stimpson as Mama Dell

Production
"The Woman in Red" was shot in the fall of 1983 and filmed in San Francisco, California.

During the making of the film, Gene Wilder began a relationship with co-star Gilda Radner and they got married in 1984.

Box Office
"The Woman in Red" debuted at #7 at the box office, grossing $3,159,811 during its opening weekend.

In total, the film grossed $25,308,147.

Critical Reception
"The Woman in Red" received mixed to negative reviews from critics.

On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a rating of 35% based on 17 reviews with an average rating of 4.2\10.

Janet Maslin from the New York Times said that Gene Wilder had improved as a director and did it "with an eye to everyone's sympathetic foibles."