Punchline (1988)

Directed by

David Seltzer

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 156 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A housewife tired of her ordinary life tries to become a stand-up comedian. A talented but struggling young comic agrees to help her develop her act.

earnestbittersweetcomedicaspirationalmelancholicunderstatedcharacter-driven

What happens

Punchline is a 1988 American comedy-drama film written and directed by David Seltzer and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Its story follows Steven Gold, a talented young comic, as he helps housewife Lilah Krytsick who wants to break into stand-up comedy. It stars Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman and Mark Rydell. The film was produced by Daniel Melnick and Michael I. Rachmil and was released on October 7, 1988. It grossed $21.0 million in the United States and Canada, against a budget of $15 million. It received generally mixed reviews and has a 57% approval rating based on 21 votes on Rotten Tomatoes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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