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Author! Author! · LeviOsa

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1982·PG

Anyone can be a father. But not every father deserves a standing ovation.

ComedyDramaRomance1h 50m

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50%

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49%

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6.0

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Storyline

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.

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Details

DirectorArthur Hiller

ReleasedJun 18, 1982

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$13.1M

Parental guidePGUS

Studio

20th Century Fox

Cast

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Ivan Travalian

Dyan Cannon

Dyan Cannon

Alica Detroit

Tuesday Weld

Tuesday Weld

Gloria Travalian

Bob Dishy

Bob Dishy

Morris Finestein

Bob Elliott

Bob Elliott

Patrick Dicker

Ray Goulding

Ray Goulding

Jackie Dicker

Eric Gurry

Eric Gurry

Igor

Elva Josephson

Bonnie (as Elva Leff)

B.J. Barie

B.J. Barie

Spike

Ari Meyers

Ari Meyers

Debbie

Benjamin H. Carlin

Geraldo

Alan King

Alan King

Kreplich

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

3 fresh · 3 rotten

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Roger Ebert

RTChicago Sun-TimesMay 8, 2019

That unwillingness to really be about its characters is fatal to Author! Author!

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Judy Stone

RTSan Francisco ExaminerNov 11, 2021

A felicitously funny collaboration. New York to the core.

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F.X. Feeney

RTL.A. WeeklyNov 10, 2021

There are no easy answers. And thankfully, Horovitz doesn't fake any; he lets us savor his hero's difficulty, at the same time taking a sharp, funny and satiric look at the Broadway and New York literary crowds.

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Octavi Marti

RTEl Pais (Spain)Aug 30, 2019

The plot never progresses. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Information

Title

Author! Author!

Released

Jun 18, 1982

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Status

Released

Studio

20th Century Fox

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