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I Ought to Be in Pictures
Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.
Genres
DramaComedy
Overview
Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
108 min
Release Date
1982-03-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
6.55
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Walter Matthau
Herbert Tucker
Ann-Margret
Steffy Blondell
Dinah Manoff
Libby Tucker
Lance Guest
Gordon
Michael Dudikoff
Boy on bus
Calvin Ander
Rabbi
Shelby Balik
Shelley
Larry Barton
Harry
Eugene Butler
Marty
Bill Cross
Truck Driver
Gillian Farrell
Waitress
David Faustino
Martin
Martin Ferrero
Monte Del Rey
Allan Graf
Baseball Fan
Samantha Harper
Larane
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