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Grasshopper (1969)

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Christine (Jacqueline Bisset) is the young bank teller who is bored with her job and her husband. She leaves for Las Vegas where she scores a job as a chorus girl. The beautiful Christine does not have the talent to parlay the job into an upwardly mobile career. She marries an older man and becomes a "kept woman." Tommy Marcott (Jim Brown) is the greeter at a casino who poses for pictures with the guests and marries Christine. When Christine is invited to dinner by Roosevelt Dekker (Ramon

R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama

All Critics (3) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0) | DVD (1)

Bisset is on camera for almost the entire film, kept carefully within her dramatic depth by Director Jerry Paris, with unexpected outbreaks of a kooky humor.

October 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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A film of ordinary ambitions and of limited but sometimes stunning success.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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A well-done film, with a fine performance by Bisset.

October 17, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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Jacqueline Bisset is such a beautiful woman, even now and this movie showcased her brightly.

May 24, 2011

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