Foxy Lady (film)

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Foxy Lady
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Directed by Ivan Reitman
Written byRobert Sandler
Matt Siegel
Produced byIvan Reitman
Starring Alan Gordon
Sylvia Feigel
CinematographyKen Lambert
Edited byIvan Reitman
Music by Doug Riley
Ivan Reitman
Distributed byCineplex of Canada
Release date
  • September 27, 1971 (1971-09-27)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Foxy Lady is a 1971 Canadian comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman. [1] It was Reitman's debut feature film and was also the first film appearance of both Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin.

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References

  1. Clarke Fountain (2016). "Foxy Lady". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-04.