Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

There's never been a girl so good at being bad. And now she's planning "Sweet Revenge."

1976 · 90 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy, Crime

A young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender who tries to steer her straight. But her goal is to steal and subsequently sell enough cars (sometimes the same car more than once) to buy a new Ferrari.

Directed by Jerry Schatzberg · Written by Marilyn Goldin

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