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The Glass Menagerie (1987)

PG 134 min  -  Drama  -   15 January 1988 (Denmark)
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A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister.

Director:

Paul Newman

Writer:

Tennessee Williams (play)
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Cast

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Storyline

A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister.

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Genres:

Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El zoo de cristal See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$895,904 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineplex-Odeon Films See more »
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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The original Broadway stage play "The Glass Menagerie" opened at the Playhouse Theatre on Mar 31, 1945 and ran for 563 performances. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: As Tom is speaking with Laura in one scene, every time the camera is focused on her, his arms are at his sides in the background. When the camera focuses on him, his arms are crossed. This switches back and forth for an entire scene. See more »

Quotes

Tom Wingfield: [to his mother] Every morning that you come in, yelling that goddamned "Rise and shine, rise and shine," I think to myself, how lucky dead people are.
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Referenced in Serial Mom (1994) See more »