Woman Wanted (1999)
A father. A son. And the woman who tore them apart.
After the death of his wife, Richard hires a recently divorced housekeeper, Emma. Soon finding himself falling for her, his emotionally destructive son, Wendell, also grows attached to Emma, threatening to tear apart the family's already hostile relationship.
- Date of release
- 1999-08-14
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Kiefer Sutherland, Alan Smithee
Casting
- Holly Hunter — Emma Riley
- Kiefer Sutherland — Wendell
- Michael Moriarty — Richard
- Carrie Preston — Monica
- Allegra Fulton — Gracie
- Shirley Douglas — Peg
- Sean McCann — Kevin
- Jackie Richardson — Lydia
- Richard Eden — Michael
- Jordan Zalis — Raymond (at 13)
- Jonathan Barrett — Daniel
- Joanna McClelland Glass — Ariadne
Interesting facts
Woman Wanted is a 1999 film directed by Kiefer Sutherland. It is based on a novel by Joanna Glass, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Sutherland, Holly Hunter, Michael Moriarty, and Sutherland's mother, Shirley Douglas.
Production
Woman Wanted was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba. One of the notable features of the film is that "Alan Smithee" is listed as one of the directors, meaning Sutherland effectively disowned the project.
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