Ms. 45

1981 • 80 minutes

About this movie

American independent film icon Abel Ferrara's (Bad Lieutenant, King Of New York) 1981 revenge thriller classic Ms. 45 follows a mute garment-district seamstress--played by the late model/actress/musician/screenwriter Zoë Lund--who after falling victim to multiple unspeakable assaults, ignites her one-woman homicidal rampage against New York City's entire male population. Combining the rabid angst of 1976's Death Wish and Roman Polanski's surreal, post-traumatic Repulsion, Ms. 45 rages from the cult underground over 30 years later to reclaim its title as perhaps the most shocking, complex and empowering revenge film of arrives fully restored and presented for the first time ever in HD.

Ratings and reviews

It's been a while since I have watched a movie that was emotionally moving with a flat-out gut-punch reaction like this one. It is a revenge story about a young woman living in New York City who is a victim of rape. There are two sexual assaults that appear almost immediately in the movie, which produces shock and an immediate sense of empathy for the victim. The amount of pain and disgust that is felt has served as a justification for her murderous acts of revenge for the rest of the story.

Surprise,. Surprise! surprise! yes a real payback drama with glamour and focus,. the slow mo and the great effort in expressions impressed me anyway,. Kudos to the direction, cast and special effects!

This Flick should be mandatory viewing!.While I did find it somewhat dark in places I found it fabulously stylish. I'm extra careful when I make a pass on a broad, I own a very expensive iron!