Gloria (1999 American film)

Gloria is a 1999 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet from a screenplay by Steve Antin. It is a remake of John Cassavetes' 1980 film of the same name. It stars Sharon Stone in the title role, with Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Mike Starr, and George C. Scott in supporting roles. It follows a mobster's tough ex-mistress who befriends a boy left orphaned by a murderous gunman.

Gloria
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySidney Lumet
Screenplay bySteve Antin
Based onGloria
by John Cassavetes
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid Watkin
Edited byTom Swartwout
Music byHoward Shore
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • January 22, 1999 (1999-01-22)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[1]
Box office$4.9 million[1]

The film was theatrically released in the United States on January 22, 1999, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing only $4.9 million worldwide against a $30 million budget. For her performance, Stone was nominated for Worst Actress at the 20th Golden Raspberry Awards.

Plot

Gloria has just gotten out of prison, where she has served three years to save her boyfriend, Kevin. During her stay in prison, she thinks about how Kevin never once visited her. She tells Kevin that the relationship is over and that all she wants is the money he promised her for taking the rap for him. He refuses to give it to her.

Meanwhile, the gang's accountant has tried to protect himself by creating a computer disk with the names of all those involved in the outfit's criminal activities. The plan backfires, and—in trying to get the disk—one of Kevin's trigger-happy henchmen kills the accountant, his wife, his mother-in-law and his daughter. Only his seven-year-old son Nicky escapes, but is quickly caught and brought to Kevin's apartment. It is there that Gloria and Nicky meet. Gloria must decide whether or not to risk her life in order to save the boy.

Gloria begins to feel love for the young boy as his innocence and intelligent nature inspires her. She tells him that she hates kids and that is why she doesn't have kids. She lectures him to get used to this world and to grow up on his own. She then tries to ditch him in a subway, but Nicky comes back. As Gloria and Nicky spend more time together, they both develop feelings for each other. The boy sees news reports of his family being killed by the mob and runs away from the hotel room he and Gloria were staying in. Gloria follows in pursuit and Nicky gets on the train to go back to his family's apartment. Unable to catch Nicky before he gets on the train; Gloria is frantic and tells the cops her kid is on that train heading to 158th Street. After the cops apprehend Nicky, he and Gloria go back to the hotel room and Gloria gives Nicky a bath. Lying awake Gloria hears Nicky wake up. He asks "Did it really happen?"

Later, Nicky and Gloria are separated in a crowd while being chased by Kevin and the gang. Nicky is apprehended. Gloria meets with Ruby at a race track and negotiates an exchange: Nicky for the accountant's disk. Gloria takes Nicky to a boarding school; however, they decide that they would prefer to remain together as a family.

Cast

Reception

The movie received generally negative reviews.[2][3][4] The film was also a box office bomb grossing only $4,197,729 at the North American box office despite its $30 million budget.[5] Gloria currently holds a 26% rating on Metacritic based on 19 reviews.

References
  1. "Gloria". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  2. "Gloria Review | Movie Reviews and News". EW.com. 1999-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  3. Mathews, Jack (2004-10-27). "Remake of Cassavetes' 'Gloria' Is Mostly an Acting Exercise - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  4. Van, Lawrence (1999-01-23). "Movie Review - Gloria - FILM REVIEW; Tough Moll With Heart Of Mush". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  5. "'Varsity Blues' Runs to Daylight to Stay No. 1 - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
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