Lady Magdalene's is a thrillercomedy

Comedy

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 directed, written and produced by J. Neil Schulman

J. Neil Schulman

Joseph Neil Schulman is a novelist who wrote Alongside Night and The Rainbow Cadenza which both received the Prometheus Award, a libertarian science fiction award....

 and starring Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols is an American actress, singer and voice artist. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting...

 (who also received an executive producer credit). The movie was J. Neil Schulman's debut as a director, and Nichelle Nichols's as a producer.

Plot

Jack Goldwater, an IRS agent on loan to the Federal Air Marshal Service, is relieved of field duty after insulting a powerful U.S. Senator, and finds himself exiled to a humiliating desk job in Nevada as the federal receiver managing a legal brothel in tax default, where—with the help of the brothel Madam, Lady Magdalene—he uncovers an Al Qaeda plot to unload a nuclear-bomb-sized crate at Hoover Dam.

Cast (Opening Titles)

• Nichelle Nichols
  Nichelle Nichols
  Nichelle Nichols is an American actress, singer and voice artist. She sang with Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton before turning to acting...
  
   as Lady Magdalene
• Ethan Keogh as Jack Goldwater
• Susan Smythe as Angel
• Claudia Lynx as Scheherazade
• Alexander Wraith as Yassin Salem
• Mark Gilvary as The Director & FBI SAC Broderick
• J. Neil Schulman
  J. Neil Schulman
  Joseph Neil Schulman is a novelist who wrote Alongside Night and The Rainbow Cadenza which both received the Prometheus Award, a libertarian science fiction award....
  
   as Ali the American
• Said Faraj as Gamal Hosny
• Mara Marini as Nurse Gretchen
• Vince Martorano as IRS Agent Lewis Heinlein
• Hope McBane as Sinead
• Michele Redmond as Eden
• Keyaria Rodriguez as Pixie

Release

The movie was produced by Schulman's own film company Jesulu Productions. It was never picked up by a distributor for wide release, but did pick up an endorsement with the meal supplement company Life Enhancement Products who ships the movie along with some of their products (like life extender pills, memory booster pills, men's health pills etc).

Awards

Following its July 16, 2011 screening at the Anthem Film Festival, Lady Magdalene's was awarded an acrylic plaque "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals—Narrative Feature" and a $50 cash prize, at the FreedomFest 2011 Gala Banquet, Bally's Las Vegas.

Critical and Press Reaction

Since the movie wasn't picked up for wide release, there is no Rotten Tomatoes

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 Score or Metacritic

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score, because there are no posted reviews. But the film received one negative review from Las Vegas Weekly and one negative review from Cold Fusion Video Reviews. Schulman also gained some media attention for the film when he attempted to auction off the movie on Ebay in 2007, although no offers were received.

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