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| Director: | Joan Micklin Silver | 
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| Writer: | Susan Sandler | 
| Staring: | 
| Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1988 | 
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| Director: | Joan Micklin Silver | 
| Writer: | Susan Sandler | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance | 
| Keywords | matchmaking, woman director | 
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $16,262,415 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Amy Irving | Isabelle Grossman | 
| Peter Riegert | Sam Posner | 
| Reizl Bozyk | Bubbie Kantor | 
| Jeroen Krabbé | Anton Maes | 
| Sylvia Miles | Hannah Mandelbaum | 
| George Martin | Lionel | 
| John Bedford Lloyd | Nick | 
| Claudia Silver | Cecilia Monk | 
| David Hyde Pierce | Mark | 
| Rosemary Harris | Pauline Swift | 
| Suzzy Roche | Marilyn Cohen | 
| Amy Wright | Ricki | 
| Faye Grant | Candyce | 
| Deborah Offner | Karen | 
| Kathleen Wilhoite | Myla Bondy | 
| Moishe Rosenfeld | Rabbi | 
| Paula Lawrence | Diva | 
| Christine Campbell | Woman in cab | 
| Reg E. Cathey | Cab Driver | 
| Susan Blommaert | Leslie | 
| Dolores Sutton | Aunt Miriam | 
| Sam Corsi | Handball Champ | 
| Vickilyn Reynolds | Woman in Sauna | 
| Myra Taylor | Friend in Sauna | 
| Young Ho Kim | Mr. Kim | 
| Tudor Sherrard | Book Peddler | 
| Jacob Harran | Guest at Bris | 
| Bob Levine | Mr. Grossman | 
| Mimi Bensinger | Mrs. Grossman | 
| Arthur Rubin | Happy Birthday Singer #1 | 
| Richard A. Frisch | Happy Birthday Singer #2 | 
| Stan Page | Happy Birthday Singer #3 | 
| Michael Ornstein | Mickey | 
| Susan Sandler | Molly | 
| Tony Perez | Counter Boy | 
| Arthur Tracey | Pickle Stand Customer #1 | 
| Stan Rubin | Pickle Stand Customer #2 | 
| Debra Johanna Cole | Waitress | 
| Brad O'Hare | Photographer | 
| Freda Foh Shen | Self-Defense Teacher | 
| Mina Bern | Would-be Victim | 
| Ida Harnden | Mugger #1 | 
| Ronnie Gilbert | Mugger #2 | 
| Kevin Rogers | Messenger | 
| Miriam Phillips | Sarah Jacobs | 
| Denis Bellocq | Maitre d' | 
| Pat Oleszko | Self | 
| Lee M. Linderman | Waiter | 
| Betty Rollin | Party Guest #1 | 
| Maria Antoinette Rogers | Party Guest #2 | 
| Jayne Haynes | Book Thief | 
| Susan Braudy | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Madge Cooper | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Loring Eutemey | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Vicki Goldberg | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Hendrik Hertzberg | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Stanley Leff | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Quincy Long | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Hugh Nissenson | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Keith Reddin | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Lore Segal | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| John Patrick Shanley | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Scott Sommer | Celebrity Party Guest | 
| Elisa London | Hasidic Neighbor (uncredited) | 
| Ruby Payne | Senior Citizen (uncredited) | 
| Judith Rossner | Celebrity Party Guest (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Joan Micklin Silver | Director | 
| Rita Ryack | Costume Design | 
| Susan Sandler | Screenplay, Theatre Play | 
| Theo van de Sande | Director of Photography | 
| Paul Chihara | Original Music Composer | 
| Fran Kumin | Casting | 
| Meg Simon | Casting | 
| Dan Leigh | Production Design | 
| Leslie E. Rollins | Art Direction | 
| Daniel Boxer | Set Decoration | 
| Victor DeNicola | Hairstylist | 
| David Forrest | Makeup Artist | 
| Stan Bochner | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Rick Dior | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Keith Gardner | Boom Operator | 
| Marshall Grupp | Sound Editor | 
| Richard Q. King | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| George A. Lara | Foley Mixer | 
| Danny Michael | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Leo Trombetta | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Susan M. Wagner | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist | 
| Rick Shaine | Editor | 
| Sandy Richman | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Michael Nozik | Producer | 
| Raphael D. Silver | Executive Producer | 
| Nellie Nugiel | Associate Producer | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 3 | 419 | 761 | 
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 2 | 433 | 433 |