I Ought to Be in Pictures
Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.
1982 | 108m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Herbert Ross |
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| Writer: | Neil Simon |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 26, 1982 |
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| Director: | Herbert Ross |
| Writer: | Neil Simon |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | screenwriter, struggling actor |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David M. Walsh | Director of Photography |
| Sidney Levin | Editor |
| Jennifer Shull | Casting |
| Albert Brenner | Production Design |
| Ruth Morley | Costume Design |
| Herbert Ross | Director |
| Neil Simon | Theatre Play, Screenplay |
| Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
| Allan Graf | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Roger M. Rothstein | Executive Producer |
| Neil Simon | Producer |
| Herbert Ross | Producer |
| Rick McCallum | Associate Producer |
| Charles Matthau | Associate Producer |
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