I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
Overview
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 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 there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.282 |
Directed By
Herbert Ross
Crew
Herbert Ross
Allan Graf
Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Marvin Hamlisch
David M. Walsh
Sidney Levin
Jennifer Shull
Albert Brenner
Ruth Morley
Neil Simon
Herbert Ross
Roger M. Rothstein
Rick McCallum
Charles Matthau
TOP CAST
Walter Matthau
Herbert Tucker
Ann-Margret
Steffy Blondell
Dinah Manoff
Libby Tucker
Lance Guest
Gordon
Michael Dudikoff
Boy on bus
Calvin Ander
Rabbi
Shelby Balik
Shelley
Larry Barton
Harry
Eugene Butler
Marty
Bill Cross
Truck Driver
Gillian Farrell
Waitress
David Faustino
Martin
Martin Ferrero
Monte Del Rey
Allan Graf
Baseball Fan
Samantha Harper
Larane
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