Seize the Day (1986)
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The PBS series Great Performances first presented the made-for-TV feature Seize the Day. The time is the success-driven '50s; Robin Williams plays Tommy Wilhelm, a middle-ager who has just lost his salesman's job. Margaret, his wife (Katherine Borowitz), is on the verge of divorce and fully… More The PBS series Great Performances first presented the made-for-TV feature Seize the Day. The time is the success-driven '50s; Robin Williams plays Tommy Wilhelm, a middle-ager who has just lost his salesman's job. Margaret, his wife (Katherine Borowitz), is on the verge of divorce and fully intends to take him to the cleaners whether he has an income or not. Doctor Adler (Joseph Wiseman), Tommy's judgmental father, cannot abide having a failure in the family and refuses to lend his son a single penny. In desperation, Tommy heads to New York City, where his old wheeler-dealer pal Dr. Tamkin (Jerry Stiller) has promised him a job. Even there, however, Tommy is defeated by the cold-shoulder treatment afforded him by the people whose opinions he values most. Seize the Day was adapted by Ronald Ribman from the novel by Saul Bellow. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Fielder Cook
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 9, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- HBO Video
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Cast
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Robin Williams
as Tommy Wilhelm
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Jerry Stiller
as Dr. Tamkin
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Joseph Wiseman
as Dr. Adler
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Glenne Headly
as Olive
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William Hickey
as Perls
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Tony Roberts
as Bernie Pell
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Tom Aldredge
as Rappaport
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Rose Arrick
as Waitress
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Saul Bellow
as Man in Hallway
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Katherine Borowitz
as Margaret
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Fran Brill
as Mother
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Kent Broadhurst
as Trader #3
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James Cahill
as Phil
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Mildred Clinton
as Woman #2
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William Duell
as Joey
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O.L. Duke
as Funeral Home Attendant
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Fyvush Finkel
as Shomier
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Jo Van Fleet
as Mrs. Einhorn
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Walter Gorney
as Panhandler
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Louis Guss
as Rubin
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Eileen Heckart
as Funeral Woman #1
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Jayne Heller
as Mrs. Adler
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Carl Low
as Rowland
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Elizabeth Perry
as Funeral Woman #2
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Richard B. Shull
as Rojax
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Joe Sharkey
as Trader #2
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Stephen Strimpell
as Stockbroker
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Allen Swift
as Maurice Venice
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Paula Trueman
as Woman #1
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Steve Vinovich
as Zeigler
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John Fiedler
as Carl
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Harry Davis
as Elderly Man
