At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice...
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Cast
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| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Pearl Berman | |
| Bob Dishy | ... | Jack | |
| Emma Tammi | ... | Young Bibby | |
| Asia Vieira | ... | Young Norma | |
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Lee Wallace | ... | Uncle Harry |
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Louis Guss | ... | Uncle Normy |
| Kathy Bates | ... | Bibby Berman | |
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Gil Filar | ... | Mark |
| Maia Filar | ... | Rhonda | |
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Irving Metzman | ... | Uncle Al |
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Matthew Branton | ... | Swee' Pea |
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David Gow | ... | Bill the Jeweler |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Norma | |
| Jessica Tandy | ... | Freida | |
| Sylvia Sidney | ... | Becky | |
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At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl... Written by <james.foulkes@ci.educ.lu>
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jewish | funeral | brother in law brother in law relationship | dancer | dancing |Taglines:
A story about love, family and other embarrassments.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for elements of sensuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 January 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$17,957,265Company Credits
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Performed by Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
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Shirley Maclaine's character Pearl is based on writer Todd Graff's own grandmother. See more »Goofs
In the beginning of the film, after it has jumped to 1969, the glimpse of the Manhattan skyline shows the skyline as it looked in 1993 (the Citicorp building built in 1978 is shown), and not as it would in 1969. See more »Soundtracks
The Sky Fell DownPerformed by Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
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This movie is a shameless, poor man's knockoff of the almost-as-bad and terribly overrated, "Moonstruck" --
MacClaine's performance is unbearable. What was with her attempt at an ethnic New York accent? She wound up sounding like Lanie Kazan with adenoids. Jessica Tandy, by this time, was on life support, and so overused and played out, that you've got to feel sorry for her.
Everybody else in the script, save for Marcello, has a "New Yawk" accent while Tandy sounds like the local Mrs. Vanderbilt. She must have gone to a finishing school in Flatbush.
Marcello is dragged into this mess in a blatant attempt to add legitimacy to the drivel -- poor guy.
Used People must have been green-lighted by a USED Car Salesman. It's a worse-than-Moonstruck (and that ain't easy) atrocity.
Sorry but I calls 'em as I sees 'em.
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