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Betty Lou is a librarian in a very small town. Her husband is a police detective who takes her for granted. Betty Lou is the ultimate mouse. After a gangland figure is mysteriously murdered in town, Betty Lou finds the murder weapon, but can't get anyone's attention to tell them (we're talking very mousey, here). Finally in a fit of frustration she fires the gun in a restroom and when taken to the police station insists she is the murderer. It has the desired effect, people do pay attention to her. With hints at social graces from the hookers in her cell block, she's on her way.

She was a nobody until someone found...

Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

Starring: Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Thal, Alfre Woodard

Released: August 21, 1992

Runtime: 89.0

Popularity Rating: 1.387

In The Bag Productions, Interscope Communications, Nomura Babcock & Brown, Touchstone Pictures

United States of America

Mrs. Elizabeth Louise 'Betty Lou' Perkins Penelope Ann Miller
Detective Alex Perkins Eric Thal
Attorney Ann Orkin Alfre Woodard
Elinor Julianne Moore
Beaudeen William Forsythe
Reba Cathy Moriarty
Timid Man Adam Shankman
Suzanne Catherine Keener
Lawrence Meat Loaf
April Marisa Miller
Charleen Barnes Faye Grant
Townsperson Suzanne Kent

Art — Art Direction: David J. Bomba
Art — Production Design: Michael Corenblith
Art — Set Decoration: Merideth Boswell
Camera — Director of Photography: Charles Minsky
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Lisa Jensen
Directing — Director: Allan Moyle
Directing — Script Supervisor: Annette Haywood-Carter
Editing — Editor: Erica Huggins
Editing — Editor: Janice Hampton
Production — Casting: Billy Hopkins
Production — Casting: Suzanne Smith
Production — Producer: Scott Kroopf
Sound — Music: Richard Gibbs
Writing — Writer: Grace Cary Bickley