Half of my mail is about gas taxes and their many flaws or few advantages. The other half is about movies that had few women. For the record, several readers have claimed that the Hunt for Red October had only a femal flight attendant. Not so. It also featured Dr. Jack Ryan’s wife — played by that woman who also played the insufferable Dr. Beverly Crusher on a show we shall not name. I did like this email though:

Hi Jonah!
The movie “Gettysburg” (1994) had only one female with a speaking role. “I
thought the war was in Virginia!” was her only line. Other than not being
an action film and not being commercially successful, this film should
qualify for the “commercially successful action film relatively devoid of
females” category.
Thanks!