Just like a Woman (1992 film)
| Just Like a Woman | |
|---|---|
Zenith Entertainment | |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £0.3 million (UK)[2] |
Just Like a Woman is a 1992 British
and others in which the cross-dresser has an ulterior motive, the film was a modest commercial and critical success.Plot
Gerald Tilson, a finance executive, finds himself thrown out by his wife when she discovers women's underwear in their flat; in fact the clothes belong to him. He takes lodgings with Monica, who gradually discovers his alter ego, "Geraldine". A subplot deals with his boss' plan to defraud their Japanese clients, and how the couple thwart it.
Cast
- Julie Walters as Monica
- Adrian Pasdar as Gerald Tilson/Geraldine
- Paul Freeman as Miles Millichamp
- Susan Wooldridge as Louisa
- Gordon Kennedy as C.J.
- Ian Redford as Tom Braxton
- Shelley Thompson as Eleanor Tilson
- Togo Igawa as Akira Watanabe
- Jill Spurrier as Daphne
- Corey Cowper as Erika Tilson
- Mark Hadfield as Dennis
- Joseph Bennett as Jocelyn
Production
The film's title is taken from the song "
Just Like a Woman" by Bob Dylan
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See also
- Transgender in film and television
- Cross-dressing in film and television
References
- ^ "JUST LIKE A WOMAN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 17 June 1992. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "Top 10 Rank films in UK 1992". Screen International. 11 April 1997. p. 16.
External links
- Just Like a Woman at IMDb
- Just Like a Woman at AllMovie
- Just Like a Woman at Rotten Tomatoes
- Article about the book Gerald/ine at OutPost Press
