Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures
I Ought to Be in Pictures (also promoted as Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures) is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and based on Neil Simon's 1980 play of the same name. The film stars Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, and Dinah Manoff (the only cast member to reprise her Broadway role in the film). Other actors who have supporting roles are Lance Guest, Eugene Butler, David Faustino, Martin Ferrero and Michael Dudikoff.
Plot
A 19-year-old Brooklynite, Libby Tucker is visiting her dead grandma's grave at a New York cemetery, and reveals that she is moving to Hollywood to become an actress and find her father, screenwriter Herbert Tucker. Libby takes a bus to Denver, then hitchhikes the rest of the way. She tries to call Herb, but gets nervous and hangs up.
More details
| author | Neil Simon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Herbert Ross |
| editor | Sidney Levin |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | business card denver drama school first time help learn live at lose makeup artist morning move new york new york city pack park phone call read return home wait young man |
| musicBy | Marvin Hamlisch |
| producer | Herbert Ross Neil Simon |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |