Gloria (1980 film)
Gloria is a 1980 American crime thriller film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It tells the story of a gangsters girlfriend who goes on the run with a young boy who is being hunted by the mob for information he may or may not have. It stars Gena Rowlands, Julie Carmen, Buck Henry, and John Adames.
She is met by her husband Jack Dawn, an accountant for a New York City mob family. There is a contract on Jack and his family, as he has been acting as an informant for the FBI. Suddenly, the familys neighbor, Gloria Swenson, rings their doorbell, asking to borrow some coffee. Jeri tells Gloria of the impending hit and implores Gloria to protect the children. Gloria, a former mobsters girlfriend, tells Jeri that she doesnt like kids but begrudgingly agrees. The Dawns daughter Carmen refuses to leave and locks herself in the bathroom, so Gloria takes only their young son Phil to her apartment just narrowly missing the hit squad.After hearing loud explosions from the Dawns apartment, a visibly shaken Gloria decides that she and Phil must go into hiding. She quickly packs a bag, grabs her cat, and escapes the building with Phil, just as a police SWAT team are entering with heavy weapons. Meanwhile, a crowd of onlookers and news reporters has gathered in front of the building, and one cameraman captures a picture of Gloria leaving the building with Phil. ........
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