Gloria 1998

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Gloria ★★ 1998 (R)

Remake of the 1980 Cassavetes film, with Stone as title character, a gang moll who reluctantly becomes the guardian of a boy whose parents were killed by her low-life boyfriend Kevin (Northam). Entertainment value is derived from listening to Stone mangle her Noo Yawk accent. Stick with the original. 108m/C VHS, DVD . Sharon Stone, Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty, George C. Scott, Mike Starr, Don Billett, Tony DiBenedetto, Bonnie Bedelia, JeanLuke Figueroa, Barry McEvoy, Jerry Dean, Teddy Atlas; D: Sidney Lumet; W: Steve Antin; C: David Watkin; M: Howard Shore.

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