''Woman Wanted'' is a 1999 film directed by Kiefer Sutherland (later credited as Alan Smithee). It is based on a novel by

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, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Sutherland,

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, and Sutherland's mother,

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Premise

The story is about a woman (

) who works as a housekeeper for a widower (

) and his adult son ( Kiefer Sutherland).

Cast

* Kiefer Sutherland as Wendell Goddard *

as Emma Riley *

as Richard Goddard *

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as Monica * Allegra Fulton as Gracie *

as Peg * Sean McCann as Kevin

Production

''Woman Wanted'' was filmed in

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. One of the notable features of the film is that " Alan Smithee" is listed as one of the directors, meaning Sutherland effectively disowned the project. It was the last film to use the Alan Smithee credit, which was discontinued in 2000.

Reception

The film won ''Best Independent Feature Film'' at the Ajijic International Film Festival, as well as ''Best Feature Film'' at the Slamdunk Film Festival.Awards acc. to imdb
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References

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* * * Films based on American novels 1999 films 1999 drama films American drama films Films shot in Winnipeg Films set in Connecticut Films credited to Alan Smithee Films directed by Kiefer Sutherland American independent films 1999 independent films Films produced by Damian Lee 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{indie-drama-film-stub