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I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)

Movie ★ 6.8 108 min

Drama Comedy

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.

Herbert Ross Director

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Quick facts

Released
March 26, 1982
Runtime
108 min
Rating
PG
IMDb
tt0084109
Language
,

Themes

Cast

Walter Matthau Walter Matthau Herbert Tucker Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Steffy Blondell Dinah Manoff Dinah Manoff Libby Tucker Lance Guest Lance Guest Gordon Michael Dudikoff Michael Dudikoff Boy on bus Eugene Butler Eugene Butler Marty David Faustino David Faustino Martin Martin Ferrero Martin Ferrero Monte Del Rey Tom Wright Tom Wright Baseball Fan Art LaFleur Art LaFleur Baseball Fan Allan Graf Allan Graf Baseball Fan Charles Parks Charles Parks Baseball Fan Lewis Smith Lewis Smith Soldier Santos Morales Santos Morales Mexican Truck Driver Calvin Ander Rabbi Shelby Balik Shelley Larry Barton Harry Bill Cross Truck Driver

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Frequently asked questions

What is I Ought to Be in Pictures about?
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.
Who directed I Ought to Be in Pictures?
I Ought to Be in Pictures was directed by Herbert Ross.
Who stars in I Ought to Be in Pictures?
I Ought to Be in Pictures stars Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Dinah Manoff, Lance Guest.
When was I Ought to Be in Pictures released?
I Ought to Be in Pictures is a 1982 drama, comedy film.
Where can I watch I Ought to Be in Pictures?
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