Author! Author! (1982)
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47% of users liked it
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Successful playwright Al Pacino can't get any work done as long as he is pestered by his wacko wife Tuesday Weld. Making things worse are the couple's obstreperous children, many of them products of her previous marriages. Just as Pacino is completing his latest work, his wife walks out on… More Successful playwright Al Pacino can't get any work done as long as he is pestered by his wacko wife Tuesday Weld. Making things worse are the couple's obstreperous children, many of them products of her previous marriages. Just as Pacino is completing his latest work, his wife walks out on him. That's the good news: the bad news is that he's saddled with a bunch of snot-nosed kids. Still and all, Pacino finds time to inaugurate an affair with his play's leading lady, played by Dyan Cannon, while attempting to juggle the stresses of opening night with the needs of the demanding, often obnoxious children. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Hiller
- Written By
- Israel Horovitz, George Simpson
- Genres
- Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jun 18, 1982 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
[Author! Author! is] a simple story featuring people that we're rooting for all the way through.
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Cast
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Al Pacino
as Ivan Travalian
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Dyan Cannon
as Alice Detroit
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Tuesday Weld
as Gloria
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Alan King
as Kreplich
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Bob Dishy
as Finestein
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Bob Elliott
as Patrick Dicker
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Ray Goulding
as Jackie Dicker
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Eric Gurry
as Igor
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Elva Leff
as Bonnie
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B.J. Barie
as Spike
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Ari Meyers
as Debbie
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Benjamin H. Carlin
as Geraldo
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Ken Sylk
as Roger Slessinger
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James Tolkan
as Lt. Glass
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Tony Munafo
as Officer Kapinsky
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Richard Belzer
as Seth Shapiro
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Lori Tan Chinn
as Mrs. Woo
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Denny Dillon
as Young Woman
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Judy Graubart
as Miss Knoph
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Andre Gregory
as J.J.
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Christal Kim
as Grunella
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Kevin McClarnon
as Ted Brawn
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Jaime Tirelli
as Taxi Driver
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Margo Winkler
as Millie
- Cis Corman
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Jean-Pierre Stewart
as French Student
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Doris Gramovot
as Waitress
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Frederic Kimball
as Larry Kotzwinkle
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Florence Anglin
as Bag Lady