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Mistress(1992)
Status: Released
Date: 1992-07-24
55%
40 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
The Director Had A Vision. The Producers All Had Girlfriends.
Overview:
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $1,102,469.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Meir Teper
Movie: Mistress
Top 10 Billed Cast
Robert Wuhl
Marvin Landisman
Martin Landau
Jack Roth
Jace Alexander
Stuart Stratland Jr.
Robert De Niro
Evan M. Wright
Laurie Metcalf
Rachel Landisman
Eli Wallach
George Lieberhof
Danny Aiello
Carmine Rasso
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Beverly Dumont
Jean Smart
Patricia Riley
Tuesday Knight
Peggy Pauline
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Overview
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.
Release Date
1992-07-24
Average
5.5
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
The Director Had A Vision. The Producers All Had Girlfriends.
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