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Overview

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5.8/10   351 votes
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Director:
Herbert Ross
Writers:
Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 March 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.
Plot:
Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Walter Matthau ... Herbert Tucker

Ann-Margret ... Steffy Blondell
Dinah Manoff ... Libby Tucker
Lance Guest ... Gordon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Calvin Ander ... Rabbi
Shelby Balik ... Shelley
Larry Barton ... Harry
Eugene Butler ... Marty
Bill Cross ... Truck Driver

Michael Dudikoff ... Boy on bus
Gillian Farrell ... Waitress

David Faustino ... Martin
Martin Ferrero ... Monte Del Rey
Allan Graf ... Baseball Fan
Samantha Harper ... Larane
Noberto Kerner ... Groundskeeper

Art LaFleur ... Baseball Fan
Nomi Mitty ... Baseball Fan
Santos Morales ... Mexican Truck Driver
Charles Parks ... Baseball Fan
José Rabelo ... Groundskeeper
Lewis Smith ... Soldier
Virginia Wing ... Auto Cashier
Wayne Woodson ... Baseball Fan

Tom Wright ... Baseball Fan
Muni Zano ... Motel Cashier
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Dinah Manoff reprises her Tony Award winning role. more
Quotes:
Libby: [cursing in Spanish] ... and your father too, you shitheel!
Truck Driver: Spanish?
Libby: No, Jew, but in Brooklyn first we learn Spanish then English
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Movie Connections:
References Star Wars (1977) more
Soundtrack:
One Hello more

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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
I Liked This Movie, 6 September 2006
6/10
Author: PWNYCNY from United States

What's a daughter to do when she wants to get in touch with her father who she hasn't seen in 16 years and lives 3,000 miles away? Answer: watch this movie and find out. It would be easy to rag this movie, to cite all its flaws, to point out its corniness, to dwell on Dinah Manoff's incredibly loud performance; to emphasize all the schlock, dreck, schmoozing and kvetching that identifies this movie as another example of 'ethnic" humor. Yes, one could easily rag this movie, but I won't do it. Not here, not in this website, not on the pc. Why? Let me tell you: I LIKED THIS MOVIE!!!!! Yes, I admit it. THIS WAS A GOOD MOVIE!!!!. So what if the acting was a bit strained! So what if the story was as stale as a corn beef sandwich that's been sitting in the refrigerator all night! This movie is a about a father and daughter who re-establish a relationship and that's something that cannot be ragged. No way. So what if the daughter talks with a certain ethnic inflection! So what if Walter Matthau reminded me of Oscar Homolka in "I Remember Momma." So what if this movie contains what has to be Ann-Margret's most forgettable role!! So what if this movie is like a pastrami sandwich with a lot of fat!!! So what if this movie's most inspiring character is a deceased grandmother!!!! I liked this movie and you will too if you just keep an open mind and remember: IT'S JUST A MOVIE!!!

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