starring
Gena Rowlands John Adames Buck Henry
Following a 'mob execution' of an accountant and his family, Gloria -a neighbour - finds herself forced to protect 7-year-old Phil who has escaped the killings. On the run from the gang, she decides to meet them on their own terms - shot for shot!
Gena Rowlands gives a memorable performance as the inimitably tough Gloria who begins by 'hating children' and learns to love
Phil as the son she never had.
Screenplay by JOHN CASSAVETES Produced by SAM SHAW
Directed by JOHN CASSAVETES
(First showing on British television) 9 FILMS: page 21