The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
London Betty is the plucky British journalist who gets a job in the small American town of Pharisee. But trying to get an audience with her elusive, agoraphobic publisher Maury is only part of her problem. Her first story requires the toppling of the corrupt and perverted administration run by Mayor Plumb and his band of off-kilter hoodlums. However, Betty has unlikely allies to help her bring him down: a pair of petty thieves Volga and Billy, a golden-hearted prostitute Jess, and a transvestite ex-Marine hitman, Sgt. Stone.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Key crew
- Thomas Edward SeymourDirector
- Thomas Edward SeymourWriter
Cast
- Daniel von BargenMaury
- Nicole LewisBetty
- Clint HowardNarrator
- Thomas Edward SeymourBilly
- Margaret Rose ChampagneJess
Themes
journalistcorruptionmayorinvestigationpublisherpolitical scandalcriminalscomedysmall-town americaunlikely allies