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The Day the Women Got Even
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The Day the Women Got Even

1980-12-04 · 98 min · ★ 5.5

Comedy · Crime · TV Movie

Four suburban housewives, with a love for the theater, set out to foil an unscrupulous talent agent who has threatened to blackmail another woman to the point of an attempted suicide.

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Directors
Burt Brinckerhoff
Production companies
Otto Salamon Productions, PKO Television
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jo Ann PflugJo Ann PflugEvelyn Michaels
Georgia EngelGeorgia EngelKathy Scott
Tina LouiseTina LouiseMary Jo Alfieri
Barbara RhoadesBarbara RhoadesDee Dee Fields
Julie HagertyJulie HagertyLisa Harris
Rick AvilesRick AvilesPancho Diaz
Gerald GordonGerald GordonMarder
Vincent CobbMark Fields
Andrew DuncanAndrew DuncanDr. Bill Scott
Tom KeenanTony Alfieri
Rex RobbinsRex RobbinsSteve Michaels
Stuart ChamoHarpo
Mitch GreenbergGroucho
Jerry MaltzChico
Tony DevonTony DevonGeorgie
Harriet HallHarriet HallMarder's Receptionist
Jill LarsonJill LarsonPaula Robinson
Greer St. JohnJosie
Charles WhiteCharles WhiteFather O'Shea

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