Author! Author!

Author! Author! (1982)

  • 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

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Israel Horovitz, George Simpson
Genres
Drama, Kids & Family, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 18, 1982 Wide
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • 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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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Hiller, directer a film not so good. One more time.

  • jay n


    Hokey but pleasant and any movie with that cast is at least worth one viewing.

  • Mike T


    This critically panned film is an underrated gem. Pacino treats us with another intriguing, convincing character exploration in this bittersweet comedy. Although there are oddly staged scenes and some awkward dialogue, this movie is very entertaining and, at times, quite moving. Al… More

  • Matthew L


    This is probably one of Pacino's best movies and every time I see that it is on, I make sure to watch it. Add Alan King and Dyan Cannon in and some pretty funny parts and the movie is underrated. It shows Pacino in a different light and some of his lines are priceless. the… More

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