Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)

Original title

I Ought to Be in Pictures

Directed by

Herbert Ross

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from New York travels to Los Angeles to meet the father who abandoned her as a child. He is a struggling screenwriter, and as they reconnect, old resentments and the possibility of a new relationship unfold.

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What happens

I Ought to Be in Pictures (also promoted as Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures) is a 1982 American comedy drama film directed by Herbert Ross and based on Neil Simon's 1980 play. The film stars Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff (reprising her Broadway role). Supporting actors include Lance Guest, Eugene Butler, David Faustino, Martin Ferrero and Michael Dudikoff. The film was released on March 26, 1982, a year after the original Broadway play closed. It was filmed mainly in Los Angeles, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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