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Author! Author!

Year:

1982

Duration:

110 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Arthur Hiller

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1982-06-18

Filming Locations: Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $2,279,260 (USA) (20 June 1982)

Gross: $12,259,714 (USA) (25 August 1982)

Cast

Actor

Character

Elva Josephson

Benjamin H. Carlin

Al Pacino

Ivan Travalian

Dyan Cannon

Alice Detroit

Tuesday Weld

Gloria Travalian

Bob Dishy

Morris Finestein

Bob Elliott

Patrick Dicker

Ray Goulding

Jackie Dicker

Eric Gurry

Igor

B.J. Barie

Spike

Ari Meyers

Debbie

Alan King

Kreplich

Ken Sylk

Roger Slessinger

James Tolkan

Lt. Glass

Tony Munafo

Officer Kapinsky

Reuben Singer

Oliver Cromwell

Cosmo Allegretti

Fippsy Fippininni

Kevin McClarnon

Ted Brawn

Lori Tan Chinn

Mrs. Woo

Richard Belzer

Seth Shapiro

Andre Gregory

J.J.

Judy Graubart

Miss Knoph

Jaime Tirelli

Second Taxi Driver

Frederic Kimball

Larry Kotzwinkle

Yudie Bank

Complete Stranger

Denny Dillon

Young Woman

James Harder

Doorman

Margo Winkler

Millie

James Shaw

Eddie

Orlando Dole

Pimp

Jean-Pierre Stewart

French Student

Doris Gramovot

Waitress

Rachael Horovitz

Young Lady

Matthew Horovitz

Drug Dealer

Julia Reardon

Girl Scout

Adam Winkler

Bystander

Florence Anglin

Bag Lady

Christal Kim

Grunella

Chet Carlin

Newspaper Vendor

Matteo Cafiso

(uncredited)

Maggie Munro

New York Girl (uncredited)

Ruby Payne

Woman in Restaurant (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

One of two 1982 movies made about playwrights, the other being Deathtrap (1982).

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Reportedly, during production, director Arthur Hiller and actor Al Pacino did not get along. Pacino once said of this, "...sometimes people who are not really meant to be together get together in this business for a short time. It's very unfortunate for all parties concerned".

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Of the five children characters, one of them was from Ivan Travalian (Al Pacino's previous marriage and four of them were from Gloria Travalian (Tuesday Weld)'s earlier nuptials. All five children were products of the couple's four previous marriages.

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Goofs

When Ivan and Alice meet at the plaza, Alice has 3 glasses of champagne and 3 aspirin in front of her, which she sips from and swallows during the conversation. She takes more than 3 aspirin, although 3 are clearly shown. And the liquid levels in the champagne glasses change from shot to shot.

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Quotes

Gloria Travalian: Ivan, I'm not leaving you for another man.

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Ivan: Eat it. It's healthy. You'll live longer.

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Gloria Travalian: Larry and I are moving to the Good Harbor Beach Inn in Massachusetts. We've agreed to live there for a three month trial period and if it works, we'll be married on Larry's birthday in March.

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