Used People
A story about love, family and other embarrassments.
1992 | 115m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Beeban Kidron |
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| Writer: | Todd Graff |
| Staring: |
| At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 16, 1992 |
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| Director: | Beeban Kidron |
| Writer: | Todd Graff |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | italian american, wedding ceremony, second marriage, death of husband, woman director, jewish family, mother daughter relationship, mixed marriage, suicidal child |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, JVC, Largo Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Shirley MacLaine | Pearl Berman |
| Marcello Mastroianni | Joe Meledandri |
| Bob Dishy | Jack Berman |
| Jessica Tandy | Freida |
| Kathy Bates | Bibby Berman |
| Marcia Gay Harden | Norma |
| Sylvia Sidney | Becky |
| Doris Roberts | Tante Lonnie |
| Helen Hanft | Aunt Ruthie |
| Maria Rosaria Russo | Theresa |
| Ida Bernardini | Aunt Louisa |
| Irving Metzman | Uncle Al |
| Lee Wallace | Uncle Harry |
| Joe Pantoliano | Frank |
| Charles Cioffi | Paolo |
| Emma Tammi | Young Bibby |
| Louis Guss | Uncle Normy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mary Colquhoun | Casting |
| Stuart Wurtzel | Production Design |
| Hilton Rosemarin | Set Decoration |
| John Tintori | Editor |
| Gregory P. Keen | Art Direction |
| Ann Brodie | Key Makeup Artist |
| Beeban Kidron | Director |
| Todd Graff | Screenplay |
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| David Watkin | Director of Photography |
| Marilyn Vance | Costume Design |
| Patricia Birch | Choreographer |
| Sandy McLeod | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Peggy Rajski | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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