V.I. Warshawski

Jul 26, 1991

1h 29m

★ 4.7

Killer eyes. Killer legs. Killer instincts.

Overview

Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's daughter, Kat, and together they set out to crack the case.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Hollywood Pictures

V.I. Warshawski Trailers

Cast

Victoria 'V.I.' Warshawski

Kathleen Turner

Murray Ryerson

Jay O. Sanders

Det. Lt. Bobby Mallory

Charles Durning

Kat Grafalk, Bernard's Daughter

Angela Goethals

Paige Wilson Grafalk

Nancy Paul

Horton

Frederick Coffin

Trumble

Charles McCaughan

Boom-Boom

Stephen Meadows

Smeissen

Wayne Knight

Sal

Lynnie Godfrey

Lotty

Anne Pitoniak

Mickey

Stephen Root

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