Cleo/Leo
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Cleo/Leo

A decidedly different look at the age-old relations between men and women.

4.2 / 10 1989 1h 32mR English
ComedyFantasy

Storyline

Chauvinistic businessman Leo Blockman picks up a woman who shoots him, causing him to fall into a river and inexplicably emerge as a woman. Renaming herself Cleo Clock, her female personality gradually begins to take over, and she's forced to navigate a sexist world while attempting to find a way to transform back into a man.

Cast & Crew

Veronica Hart

Veronica Hart

Cleo Clock

Lead
Scott Baker

Scott Baker

Leo Blockman

Kevin Thomsen

Kevin Thomsen

Bob Miller

AN

Alan Naggar

Marvin Blockman

Ginger Lynn

Ginger Lynn

Karen

FS

Frank Stewart

Benedict

Ruth Collins

Ruth Collins

Sally

Jennifer Delora

Jennifer Delora

Bernice

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chuck Vincent's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Cleo/Leo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker