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I Ought to Be in Pictures

  • 1982
  • PG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.1K
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I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
ComedyDrama

Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been... Read allGrandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones D... Read allGrandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is ther... Read all

  • Director
    • Herbert Ross
  • Writer
    • Neil Simon
  • Stars
    • Walter Matthau
    • Ann-Margret
    • Dinah Manoff
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Herbert Ross
    • Writer
      • Neil Simon
    • Stars
      • Walter Matthau
      • Ann-Margret
      • Dinah Manoff
    • 15User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Walter Matthau
    Walter Matthau
    • Herbert Tucker
    Ann-Margret
    Ann-Margret
    • Steffy Blondell
    Dinah Manoff
    Dinah Manoff
    • Libby Tucker
    Lance Guest
    Lance Guest
    • Gordon
    Calvin Ander
    • Rabbi
    Shelby Balik
    • Shelley
    Larry Barton
    • Harry
    Eugene Butler
    • Marty
    Bill Cross
    • Truck Driver
    Michael Dudikoff
    Michael Dudikoff
    • Boy on bus
    Gillian Farrell
    • Waitress
    David Faustino
    David Faustino
    • Martin
    Martin Ferrero
    Martin Ferrero
    • Monte Del Rey
    Allan Graf
    Allan Graf
    • Baseball Fan
    Samantha Harper
    Samantha Harper
    • Larane
    Noberto Kerner
    • Groundskeeper
    Art LaFleur
    Art LaFleur
    • Baseball Fan
    Nomi Mitty
    • Baseball Fan
    • Director
      • Herbert Ross
    • Writer
      • Neil Simon(play) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Walter Matthau once said of this movie: "It's filled with very real emotions . . . there were a few seconds while I was acting when I flashed back to my childhood when my father deserted us . . . I was exhausted at the end of each day. Some roles are easier but comedy, such as Neil Simon writes, is twenty times more difficult than straight acting or tragic acting. I prefer the challenge of comedy. It requires a great deal more energy, a great deal of kinetic output."
    • Goofs
      In the closing scenes Libby is first seen sitting on the left side of the bus talking to her seat mate, then when Herb drives his car up next to the bus on the right side she sees him through the right side window.
    • Quotes

      Libby: Grandma was right. Once a shitheel, always a shitheel.

      Herbert: Your grandmother talks like that?

      Libby: The words are mine, the wisdom is hers!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Walter Matthau/Ricky Schroder (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      One Hello
      Music & Lyrics by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager

      Sung by Randy Crawford

      Produced by Tommy LiPuma

      (P) 1982 WEA International Inc.

    User reviews15

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    Featured review
    10/10
    i was shocked to read one of the comments!!
    I just saw the movie. What a great movie it is. Very well written and very strongly performed. This movie basically has everything and teaches us how to combine a philosophical life with practical life. It shows us we might need the both and also more importantly the both ideas have their own values. All the performers did a great job in this. I thought it was great to look at the situation from this point of view. It is about how you want to build yourself not which is the right way of doing it. Great great movie. I feel bad for the person who wrote the comment as "the worst....". I think it is one of the best movies i have ever seen.
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    • fiizzy
    • Oct 29, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures
    • Filming locations
      • 6830 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA(motel Libby stays at upon arrival in Hollywood)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,968,359
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,170,397
      • Mar 28, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,968,359
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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