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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle ()

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Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.
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Dorothy Parker
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Robert Benchley
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Charles MacArthur
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Alan Campbell
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Gertrude Benchley
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Eddie Parker
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Horatio Byrd
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Jane Grant
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Harold Ross
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Edna Ferber
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Deems Taylor (as James LeGros)
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Paula Hunt
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Robert Sherwood
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George S. Kaufman
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Mary Kennedy Taylor
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Alexander Woollcott
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Franklin P. Adams
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Heywood Broun
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Ruth Hale
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Roger Spalding
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Marc Connelly
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Neysa McMein
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John Peter Toohey
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Mary Brandon Sherwood
David Gow ...
Donald Ogden Stewart
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Beatrice Kaufman
Jean-Michel Henry ...
Harpo Marx (as J.M. Henry)
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Fred Hunter
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Joanie Gerard
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Alvan Barach
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Will Rogers
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Elmer Rice (as John Favreau)
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Georges Attends
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Home Movie Director
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Assistant Director
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Propman
Joe De Paul ...
Producer
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Ward
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Valentine's Day Director
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Actor (as Howard Rosenstein)
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Actress
Jesse Evans ...
Mail Clerk
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Frank Crowninshield
Phillip Patton ...
Speakeasy Bartender
Sam Stone ...
Cab Driver (1922)
Natalie Strong ...
Nurse
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Barbara Jones ...
Long Island Hostess
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Long Island Investor
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Phillip the Producer
Gisèle Rousseau ...
Polly Adler
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New Yorker Secretary
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Actress in Mirror
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Russian Director
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Writer #1
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Writer #2
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Writer #3
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Marcy
Cary Lawrence ...
June
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Cab Driver (1958)
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Host at Tribute (as Jim Bradford)
Michael McGill ...
Reporter #1
Harry Hill ...
Reporter #2
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Bartender (1958) (as Roc LaFortune)
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Picnic Guest (uncredited)
Tom Robbins ...
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Directed by

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Alan Rudolph

Written by

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Alan Rudolph ... (written by) &
Randy Sue Coburn ... (written by)

Produced by

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Robert Altman ... producer
Scott Bushnell ... executive producer
Ira Deutchman ... executive producer
James McLindon ... associate producer
Allan F. Nicholls ... co-producer

Music by

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Mark Isham

Cinematography by

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Jan Kiesser

Editing by

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Suzy Elmiger

Editorial Department

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Céline Béland ... assistant editor
Mario Ontal ... apprentice editor
Catherine Rankin ... negative cutter
Dylan Tichenor ... associate editor
Zeborah Tidwell ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Pam Dixon

Production Design by

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François Séguin

Art Direction by

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James Fox

Set Decoration by

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Frances Calder

Costume Design by

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Renée April
John Hay

Makeup Department

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André Duval ... assistant hair stylist
Réjean Goderre ... hair stylist
Roseline Hoffman ... makeup artist
Adrien Morot ... makeup effects
David Robin ... assistant hair stylist
Micheline Trépanier ... makeup artist
Nathalie Trépanier ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Estelle Lemieux ... unit manager
Irene Litinsky ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Buck Deachman ... second assistant director
Leslie Grierson ... third assistant director
Allan F. Nicholls ... assistant director

Art Department

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Patrice Bengle ... property master
Jean Bournet ... set dresser
Michel Brochu ... construction supervisor
Denis Caspar ... model maker
Michelle Drolet ... art coordinator
Anne Galéa ... set dresser
Nicole Légaré ... property buyer
Mario Racicot ... property master
Annie Regol ... set dresser
Daniel Robert ... swing gang
François Sénécal ... swing gang
Joëlle Turenne ... set dresser

Sound Department

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John Alberts ... sound supervisor
Mark Berger ... supervising re-recording mixer
Laura Civiello ... dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Frank Kern ... foley editor
Branka Mrkic ... dialogue editor
Richard Nichol ... sound
Barbara Parks ... sound editor: pro-tools
Bruce Pross ... foley supervisor
Francis Péloquin ... boom operator
Jac Rubenstein ... dialogue editor
John Salk ... sound effects editor
Michael Semanick ... re-recording mixer
Steven Visscher ... foley editor
Philip Rogers ... sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Louis Craig ... special effects supervisor
Jacques Godbout ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Harold Arsenault ... clapper loader
Robert Auclair ... electrician
Sylvain Bergevin ... electrician
Sylvain Bélanger ... electrician
Stéphane de Ernsted ... grip
François Dupéré ... key grip (as Francois Dupene)
Gilles Fortier ... best boy electric
Jacob Fortier ... electrician
Jacques Fortier ... gaffer
Robert Guertin ... focus puller
Daniel Jobin ... second assistant camera
Pierre Malouin ... grip
Yves Ouimet ... electrician
Stephanie Pilon ... grip
Joyce Rudolph ... still photographer

Casting Department

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Lucie Robitaille ... casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Henri Aubertin ... set costumer
Céline Caron ... assistant dresser
Mariane Carter ... dresser (as Marianne Carter)
Hélène Dancereau ... seamstress
Christine Grenier ... shop costumer
Suzanne Hurtoubise ... seamstress
Francine Leboeuf ... seamstress
Helene Tessier ... seamstress

Location Management

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Michèle St-Arnaud ... location manager

Music Department

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Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Stephen Krause ... scoring mixer
Ken Kugler ... music arranger / orchestrator
Richard McIlvery ... scoring stage manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Luca Kouimelis ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Alain Bernard ... driver
Ginette Hoyse ... driver
Jeff Racine ... driver

Additional Crew

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Henri Albertin ... shop assistant
Randall Balsmeyer ... title designer
Anne Brosseau ... production coordinator
Celia Converse ... representative: Sandcastle
Sofie Handfield ... production secretary
Jim Kontos ... production assistant (as Jimmy Kontos)
Amanda Michener ... researcher
Rebecca Morton ... assistant: Alan Rudolph
Charles Obrul ... laboratory liaison
Alex Panagakis ... publicist
Caroline Poirier ... shop assistant
Susan Scott ... murals
George Sheanshang ... legal services
Vincent R. Nebrida ... marketing manager (uncredited)

Thanks

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Clayton Benchley ... special thanks
Bob De Flores ... special thanks
Heather Holst ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines At the center of the circle is a woman ahead of her time. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Mrs. Parker and Mr. Benchley (United States)
  • Mme Parker et le cercle vicieux (Canada, French title)
  • Mrs. Parker and Mr. Benchley (Canada, English title)
  • Mrs. Dorothy Parker and the Vicious Circle (World-wide, English title)
  • Dorothy Parker & the Vicious Circle (World-wide, English title)
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Runtime
  • 125 min
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Box Office

Budget $7,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $74,512, 27 Nov 1994

Did You Know?

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Trivia The founding of the "New Yorker" magazine is a subplot in this movie; Wallace Shawn's father, William, was, for many years, editor-in-chief of "The New Yorker". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker (1994). See more »
Quotes Dorothy Parker: Razors pain you, rivers are damp, acids stain you, drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful, nooses give, gas smells awful; you might as well live.
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