Mistress (1992)
Overview
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,102,469.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.716 |
Directed By
Barry Primus
Crew
J.F. Lawton
Steven Weisberg
Meir Teper
Galt MacDermot
K.C. Fox
Barry Primus
Barry Primus
Randy Eriksen
Barry Primus
Phil Peters
Robert De Niro
Gail Levin
Barbara Tuss
Ruth Charny
Sven Kirsten
Susan Nininger
Fríða Aradóttir
TOP CAST
Robert Wuhl
Marvin Landisman
Martin Landau
Jack Roth
Jace Alexander
Stuart Stratland Jr.
Robert De Niro
Evan M. Wright
Laurie Metcalf
Rachel Landisman
Eli Wallach
George Lieberhof
Danny Aiello
Carmine Rasso
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Beverly Dumont
Jean Smart
Patricia Riley
Tuesday Knight
Peggy Pauline
Christopher Walken
Warren Zell
Ernest Borgnine
Himself
Vasek Simek
Hans (as Vasek C. Simek)
Thomas R. Voth
Stagehand
Mary Mercier
Shelby's Waitress
Chuck Low
Benrie
Tim Bagley
Mitch's Singing Student
Roberta Wallach
Nancy
Gretchen Becker
Hamburger Girl
Debbie James
Mitch’s Singing Student
Fríða Aradóttir
Mrs. Evan M. Wright
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