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Gloria (1980)
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Cast
as Gloria Swenson

as Phil Dawn
as Jack Dawn
as Jeri Dawn

as Margarita Vargas

as Margarita Vargas

as Joan Dawn
as Sill

as Third Kid

as 1st Man/Gangster

as Old Lady

as Second Kid
as 2nd Man/Gangster

as First Kid

as Kid in Elevator

as Frank

as 1st Policeman

as 2nd Policeman

as First Man/Gangster

as Escape Cab Driver

as Heavyset Man

as 3rd man/Gangster

as Cab Driver No. 2

as Tony Tanzini
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Critic Reviews for Gloria
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The plot is a paranoid endgame in which the ubiquitous Mafia, in the know about everything before it happens, is the instrument of terminal destiny and running from death is as absurd as waiting for it.

Gena Rowlands is excellent as the tired woman who decides to take her chances for the boy. The kid is a right blend of understanding and childish tantrums.
John Cassavetes clearly set out to make a commercial film, but, intransigent personality that he was, he turned in a slice of pure avant-garde.
It's clear from the opening montage that we're in the hands of a master.

More than any other recent film I can think of, Gloria is a movie that depends on the mood you're in when you see it.
Tough, sweet, and goofy.
Audience Reviews for Gloria
I like "non-studio film Cassavetes" much better.

Super Reviewer
Indie godfather John Cassavetes transforms Gena Rowlands into his own little Pam Grier in this odd mob melodrama with, naturally, an orphan kid. Rowlands is an extremely classy ex-mob dame with a hair-trigger temper and a tongue of fire.
If there is any dead weight in the film, it's child actor John Adams, screeching and squeaking that he's "the man" and knows what to do. But what child actor isn't irritating? In the end, Gloria isn't a major effort or breakthrough film, it's just Cassavetes creating a fun action/chase movie that features a female heroine with a set of brass balls.

Super Reviewer
An ass-kicking Gena Rowlands is the major force behind this riveting, one of a kind gangster film from the unique vision of American new wave's craftsman John Cassavetes. direct precursor of Leon: The professional.
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Gloria Quotes
Phil Dawn: | I am the man! |