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Only When I Laugh
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5.7A boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.
Released: 1981-09-25120 minDir: Glenn JordanComedy, Drama
Cast
- Marsha Mason as Georgia
- Kristy McNichol as Polly
- James Coco as Jimmy
- Joan Hackett as Toby
- David Dukes as David
- John Bennett Perry as Actor (Lou)
Themes
- new york city
- parent child relationship
- cigarette
- alcoholism
- socialite
- drunkenness
- broadway theatre
- mother daughter relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- family
- Director
- Glenn Jordan
- Screenwriter
- Neil Simon
- Cast member
- Kevin Bacon
- Composer
- David Shire
- Producer
- Neil Simon
- Cinematographer
- David M. Walsh
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Duration
- 120
- FilmAffinity ID
- 836196
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-01-01
- title
- Only When I Laugh
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song
- production designer
- Albert Brenner
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- film editor
- John Wright
- review score
- 63%
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Categories
1981 American films1981 comedy-drama films1981 directorial debut films1981 English-language films1981 filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsAmerican films based on playsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms about actorsFilms about alcoholismFilms based on works by Neil SimonFilms directed by Glenn JordanFilms featuring a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe–winning performanceFilms scored by David ShireFilms set in New York CityFilms shot in New York CityFilms with screenplays by Neil SimonRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date