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Stanley & Iris
Some people need love spelled out for them.
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.
Details
Budget
$23000000
Revenue
$5820015
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1990-02-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
163
Vote Average
6.475
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jane Fonda
Iris King
Robert De Niro
Stanley Cox
Swoosie Kurtz
Sharon
Martha Plimpton
Kelly King
Jamey Sheridan
Joe
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Leonides Cox
Zohra Lampert
Elaine
Loretta Devine
Bertha
Kathy Kinney
Bernice
Harley Cross
Richard King
Julie Garfield
Belinda
Karen Ludwig
Melissa
Dortha Duckworth
Librarian
Stephen Root
Mr. Hentley
Eddie Jones
Mr. Hagen
Katherine Cortez
Jan
Mary Testa
Joanne
Fred J. Scollay
Mr. Delancey
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