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Marvin's Room

Year:

1997

Duration:

98 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Jerry Zaks

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1997-02-08

Filming Locations: Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $23,000,000

Opening Weekend: $57,739 (USA) (22 December 1996)

Gross: $12,782,508 (USA) (20 April 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Dan Hedaya

Kelly Ripa

Marvin's Room

Meryl Streep

Lee

Leonardo DiCaprio

Hank

Diane Keaton

Bessie

Robert De Niro

Dr. Wally

Hume Cronyn

Marvin

Gwen Verdon

Ruth

Hal Scardino

Charlie

Margo Martindale

Dr. Charlotte

Cynthia Nixon

Retirement Home Director

John Callahan

Lance

Olga Merediz

Beauty Shop Lady

Joe Lisi

Bruno

Steve DuMouchel

Gas Station Guy (as Steve Dumouchel)

Bitty Schram

Janine (as Bitty Schramm)

Lizbeth MacKay

Novice

Helen Stenborg

Nun on Phone

Sally Parrish

Nun #3

Quintin Bennett

Dr. Wally's Patient (uncredited)

Phillip V. Caruso

Disney Park Guest in Bessie Scene (uncredited)

Victor Garber

(uncredited)

Andrea Leigh

Patricia (uncredited)

Cassidy McMillan

Girl at Disney (uncredited)

L.A. Rothman

Disney Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Hume Cronyn's final appearance in a theatrical film.

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Sigourney Weaver, Anjelica Huston and Kathleen Turner were all considered for the role ultimately played by Diane Keaton.

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Goofs

Bessie's left hand jumps from next to Marvin to his chest as she smacks the bed with her right hand.

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As Meryl Streep's character is packing her suitcase in a hurry, she grabs an article of clothing off the wall and the clock can be seen falling. In the next scene she is grabbing another article of clothing off the wall and the clock is back in place.

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Early in the film, when Meryl Streep's character visits a psychiatrist. The boom mic is visible twice in the psychiatrist's scenes.

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Quotes

Bessie: Dad's dying. He's been doing it for about twenty years so I don't miss anything.

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Hank: [upon being asked to get out of the car] They're having a top 100 countdown and I want to hear number 1.

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Bessie: Goofy carried me to Mickey's house?

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