Directed by:
Allan MoyleScreenplay:
Grace Cary BickleyCinematography:
Charles MinskyComposer:
Richard GibbsCast:
Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Alfre Woodard, Julianne Moore, Ray McKinnon, William Forsythe, Xander Berkeley, Cathy Moriarty, Faye Grant, Paul Bates (more)Plots(1)
Betty Lou Perkins, a shy librarian, confesses to a murder she didn't commit just to get attention. Her confession has uproarious consequences as a new, sexy Betty Lu finds herself capturing headlines, dancing in nightclubs, outwitting the mob, and being cheered by the town. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Penelope Ann Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443627_ae4c47.jpg)
Penelope Ann Miller
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Chaplin (1992)
Eric Thal
USA
Best movies:
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
Samson and Delilah (1996) (TV movie)
![Alfre Woodard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/522/166522522_322985.jpg)
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-PAX (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
![Julianne Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933836_17da45.jpg)
Julianne Moore
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Magnolia (1999)
![Ray McKinnon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/928/160928786_a2cc03.jpg)
Ray McKinnon
USA
Best movies:
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Apollo 13 (1995)
![William Forsythe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269347_470d4c.jpg)
William Forsythe
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The Rock (1996)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
![Xander Berkeley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269422_592eed.jpg)
Xander Berkeley
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Heat (1995)
The Rock (1996)
![Cathy Moriarty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268899_0458ab.jpg)
Cathy Moriarty
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
Forget Paris (1995)
Digging to China (1998)
Faye Grant
USA
Best movies:
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
V (1983) (TV movie)
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
![Paul Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/190/163190827_792f37.jpg)
Paul Bates
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
True Romance (1993)
Coming to America (1988)
![Meat Loaf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/989/165989246_8fb38a.jpg)
Meat Loaf
USA
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
The Seventh Continent (1989) - a.f.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
![Catherine Keener](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269037_a9bc3c.jpg)
Catherine Keener
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
![Adam Shankman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270021_2e6afd.jpg)
Adam Shankman
USA
Best movies:
A Walk to Remember (2002)
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
Scream 2 (1997)
![Stanley Tucci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/850/164850046_943b6f.jpg)
Stanley Tucci
USA
Best movies:
Road to Perdition (2002)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Spotlight (2015)
![Frank Welker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/300/164300397_0e20d8.jpg)
Frank Welker
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons.com (2000) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
![Michael O'Neill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/137/163137076_6a9b39.jpg)
Michael O'Neill
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
![Marian Seldes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/498/161498262_c324e2.jpg)
Marian Seldes
USA
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
August Rush (2007)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Don Keith Opper
USA
Best movies:
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
Critters (1986)
Android (1982)
Red West
USA
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Glory Road (2006)
![Ellen McElduff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/840/160840236_064350.gif)
Ellen McElduff
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Little Man Tate (1991)
Chinese Coffee (2000)