The Lonely Lady

Long thought of as among the worst films of all time, the Lonely Lady is the story of Jerilee Randall, a young girl and talented writer.

After a brutal violation with a garden hose she meets Walter Thornton, an older man. Thornton is a popular screenwriter and seduces young Jerilee with his sophistication and charm.

The two quickly marry and Jerilee soon gets her first book published. Eventually the two end up working together on a movie. Jerilee re-writes one of Walter’s scenes for the movie which earns it an award. Jealousy soon disintegrates their marriage and they separate.

Now alone, Jerilee sets out to start a career as a screenwriter in her own right. She finishes her screenplay but finds it difficult to find anyone to take it. She becomes involved with an actor and falls pregnant. The actor soon turns out to be a total jerk and Jerilee has an abortion.

Jerilee takes her screenplay to a sleazy nightclub owner who takes the play but makes her work in the club for money. He introduces her to all his friends who Jerilee has to sleep with to make it big. Eventually she sleeps with this husband and wife couple who get her movie made. After abortions, violations, a mental breakdown and sleeping with everyone she possibly can, Jerilee finally picks up best screenplay at ‘The Awards’.

This movie is unintentionally hilarious. It’s just terrible! From the script to the sex scenes – everything just sinks to new lows and makes you laugh out loud. It’s supposed to be a serious, sexy drama, but it’s anything but. This movie has won an array of Golden Raspberry Awards over the years including Worst Actress – Pia Zadora (1984), Worst Movie (1984), Worst New Star of the Decade 1980’s – Pia Zadora, Worst Drama of the Last 25 Years (2005). It really does deserve every one!

However, it is lots of fun. My favourite scene is where Jerilee descends into madness and ends up in a catatonic state. Thing is, she only has two emotions anyway so it hardly makes much difference.

If you love trashy movies, check it out!