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*Marvin's Room* is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks and written by John Guare. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, and Robert De Niro. Produced by Scott Rudin and Robert De Niro through TriBeCa Productions, the film was distributed by Miramax. It was filmed in New York City, New Jersey, and Florida, with cinematography by Piotr Sobociński and music composed by Rachel Portman.
The story centers on a leukemia patient who attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to obtain her bone marrow. The film has a runtime of 98 minutes and was released on December 18, 1996. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Review scores include 6.7/10, 84%, and 67/100. The film had a budget of 23,000,000 and generated revenue of 12,803,305.
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Film · TMDB
6.7A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Lee Wakefield Lacker
- Diane Keaton as Bessie Wakefield
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Hank Lacker
- Robert De Niro as Wallace "Wally" Carter
- Hume Cronyn as Marvin Wakefield
- Gwen Verdon as Ruth Wakefield
Themes
- florida
- sibling relationship
- based on play or musical
- sister
- leukemia
- reunion
- cancer
- bone marrow transplant
- estranged sister
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jerry Zaks
- Screenplay by
- Scott McPherson , John Guare
- Based on
- Marvin's Room , by Scott McPherson
- Produced by
- Scott Rudin , Jane Rosenthal , Robert De Niro
- Starring
- Meryl Streep Leonardo DiCaprio Diane Keaton Robert De Niro Hume Cronyn Gwen Verdon Hal Scardino
- Cinematography
- Piotr Sobociński
- Edited by
- Jim Clark
- Music by
- Rachel Portman
- Production companies
- Scott Rudin Productions , Tribeca Productions
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films
- Release date
- December 18, 1996 ( 1996-12-18 )
- Running time
- 98 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $23 million
- Box office
- $30 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- leukemia
- Director
- Jerry Zaks
- Screenwriter
- John Guare
- Cast member
- Victor Garber
- Composer
- Rachel Portman
- Producer
- Robert De Niro
- Production company
- TriBeCa Productions
- Cinematographer
- Piotr Sobociński
- Filming location
- Florida
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 743136
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/marvins-room
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- publication date
- 1997-06-05
- film editor
- Jim Clark
- title
- Marvin's Room
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- Miramax
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 67/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Marvin's Room is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks. The script was written by John Guare and based on the 1990 play Marvin's Room by Scott McPherson, who died in 1992. McPherson had completed a screenplay for a film version before he died; however, Guare was hired to update it when the film eventually started production.
It stars Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon and Hal Scardino. Original music for the film was composed by Rachel Portman. Carly Simon wrote and performed the theme song "Two Little Sisters", with Meryl Streep adding background vocals.
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