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.
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
Christopher Walken
Warren Zell
Ernest Borgnine
Himself
Vasek Simek
Hans (as Vasek C. Simek)
Thomas R. Voth
Stagehand
Mary Mercier
Shelby's Waitress
Chuck Low
Benrie
Tim Bagley
Mitch's Singing Student
Roberta Wallach
Nancy
Gretchen Becker
Hamburger Girl
Debbie James
Mitch’s Singing Student
Fríða Aradóttir
Mrs. Evan M. Wright
Crew
Barry Primus
Director, Screenplay, Story
J.F. Lawton
Writer
Steven Weisberg
Editor
Sven Kirsten
Director of Photography
Ruth Charny
Executive Producer
Meir Teper
Producer
Robert De Niro
Producer
Phil Peters
Production Design
Gail Levin
Casting
Susan Nininger
Costume Design
Fríða Aradóttir
Key Hair Stylist
Galt MacDermot
Original Music Composer
K.C. Fox
Set Decoration
Barbara Tuss
Script Supervisor
Kurt Johnstad
Grip
Randy Eriksen
Art Direction
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