Just Like a Woman is a 1992 British comedy-drama film directed by Christopher Monger starring Julie Walters, Adrian Pasdar, and Paul Freeman. The film is based on the novel Geraldine, For the Love of a Transvestite by Monica Jay, and is one of the few "cross-dressing" films in which the hero is actually a transvestite, unlike Some Like it Hot, Tootsie, Mrs. Doubtfire, and others in which the cross-dresser has an ulterior motive.
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Directed by | Christopher Monger |
Produced by | Nick Evans |
Written by | Nick Evans |
Based on | Geraldine, For the Love of a Transvestite by Monica Jay |
Starring | Julie Walters Adrian Pasdar Paul Freeman |
Music by | Michael Storey |
Cinematography | Alan Hume |
Edited by | Nicolas Gaster |
Production company | Rank Organisation Zenith Entertainment |
Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $78,808 |
Screenplay
Gerald Tilson, a finance executive, finds himself thrown out by his wife when she discovers women's underwear in their flat; in fact the clothes belong to him. He takes lodgings with Monica, who gradually discovers his alter ego, "Geraldine". A subplot deals with his boss' plan to defraud their Japanese clients, and how the couple thwart it.
- Julie Walters as Monica
- Adrian Pasdar as Gerald Tilson/Geraldine
- Paul Freeman as Miles Millichamp
- Susan Wooldridge as Louisa
- Gordon Kennedy as C.J.
- Ian Redford as Tom Braxton
- Shelley Thompson as Eleanor Tilson
- Togo Igawa as Akira Watanabe
- Jill Spurrier as Daphne
- Corey Cowper as Erika Tilson
- Mark Hadfield as Dennis
- Joseph Bennett as Jocelyn
The film's title is taken from the song "Just Like a Woman" by Bob Dylan.
- Transgender in film and television
- Cross-dressing in film and television