Ladykillers (film)
Ladykillers is a 1988 television film, directed by Robert Michael Lewis, and starring Lesley-Anne Down, Marilu Henner, Susan Blakely, and Keith David as Abe. The film score was composed by Mark Snow.
| Ladykillers | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action Thriller Crime |
| Written by | Gregory S. Dinallo |
| Directed by | Robert Michael Lewis |
| Starring | Marilu Henner Susan Blakely Thomas Calabro |
| Theme music composer | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Barry J. Weitz |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Hill |
| Production location(s) | Los Angeles |
| Cinematography | Thomas Del Ruth |
| Editor(s) | J. P. Farrell |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Production company(s) | ABC Circle Films Barry Weitz Films |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | November 9, 1988 |
The plot of this film is unconnected with The Ladykillers film of 1955 or the 2004 remake of the same name.
Plot
The plot has a male sexualization theme. Performers in a Los Angeles male strip club are being murdered by an unknown female assailant. Unable to gain a lead, investigating officer Lt. Cavanaugh goes undercover as a stripper in an attempt to trap the murderer, but he is almost killed in the process. Through his journey as a male stripper, Cavanaugh gains a better understanding of his inner self, his emotional side and how his relationships with women tended to be one-sided fetish fests; taking him further down a darkened alley of misfortune.