| Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey, two elderly residents at a nursing home for senior citizens, strike up an acquaintance. Neither seems to have any other friends, and they start to enjoy each other's company. Weller offers to teach Fonsia how to play gin rummy, and they begin playing a series of games that Fonsia always wins. Weller's inability to win a single hand becomes increasingly frustrating to him, while Fonsia becomes increasingly confident. While playing their games of gin, they engage in lengthy conversations about their families and their lives in the outside world. Gradually, each conversation becomes a battle, much like the ongoing gin games, as each player tries to expose the other's weaknesses, to belittle the other's life, and to humiliate the other thoroughly. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 21, 1981 |
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| Director: | Terry Hughes |
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| Keywords | theater play, elderly, gin rummy, stage play, filmed play |
| Production Companies | RKO/Nederlander Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 21, 2026 Entered: May 12, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Jessica Tandy | Fonsia Dorsey |
| Hume Cronyn | Weller Martin |
| Name | Job |
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| Michael Small | Music |
| Bill Walker | Costume Design |
| Terry Hughes | Director |
| Mike Nichols | Stage Director |
| D.L. Coburn | Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Archer King | Executive Producer |
| Ellen Krass | Executive Producer |
| Robert Dale Martin | Executive Producer |
| Terry Hughes | Producer |
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