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1982 · Arthur Hiller · 110 min

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Anyone can be a father. But not every father deserves a standing ovation.

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.

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6/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database121 votesTMDB
Al PacinoIvan TravalianDyan CannonAlica DetroitTuesday WeldGloria TravalianBob DishyMorris FinesteinBob ElliottPatrick DickerRay GouldingJackie DickerEric GurryIgorEElva JosephsonBonnie (as Elva Leff)B.J. BarieSpikeAri MeyersDebbieBBenjamin H. CarlinGeraldoAlan KingKreplichKKen SylkRoger SlessingerJames TolkanLt. GlassTony MunafoOfficer Kapinsky

Cast

Al PacinoIvan TravalianDyan CannonAlica DetroitTuesday WeldGloria TravalianBob DishyMorris FinesteinBob ElliottPatrick DickerRay GouldingJackie DickerEric GurryIgorEElva JosephsonBonnie (as Elva Leff)B.J. BarieSpikeAri MeyersDebbieBBenjamin H. CarlinGeraldoAlan KingKreplichKKen SylkRoger SlessingerJames TolkanLt. GlassTony MunafoOfficer Kapinsky

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