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English. Budget. $10.5 million [1] Box office. $6,968,359. I Ought to Be in Pictures (also promoted as Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures) is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and based on Neil Simon 's 1980 play of the same name. The film stars Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, and Dinah Manoff (the only cast member to ...
- Herbert Ross, Neil Simon
- Herbert Ross
- play I Ought to Be in Pictures, by Neil Simon
- Neil Simon
Mar 26, 1982 · I Ought to Be in Pictures: Directed by Herbert Ross. With Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Dinah Manoff, Lance Guest. Daughter leaves her mother from the east coast to visit her dad in L. A. she hasn't seen for years to find a fast pace life in movies and discovers who her father is.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Herbert Ross
- 1982-03-26
Comedy drama. I Ought to Be in Pictures is a comedy drama play written by Neil Simon, his 18th. The play opened on Broadway in 1980. It was subsequently made into a film, released in 1982. The play involves a film screenwriter who has abandoned his family, and his daughter who arrives at his home, seeking his help in becoming an actress.
- Neil Simon
- 1979
- 1981
- Comedy drama
Bob Thomas Associated Press I Ought to Be in Pictures is a slender but endearing Neil Simon comedy-drama, reflecting the human side of the prolific writer. Oct 22, 2018 Full Review Bruce McCabe ...
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- Herbert Ross
- PG
- Walter Matthau
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. Herbert Ross.
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Sep 14, 2022 · 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 cemete...
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Release date. May 18, 1940. Running time. 9:44. Language. English. You Ought to Be in Pictures is a 1940 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short film directed by Friz Freleng. [1] The cartoon was released on May 18, 1940, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck. [2]