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. The film stars Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff (reprising her Broadway role). Supporting actors include Lance Guest, Eugene Butler, David Faustino, Martin Ferrero and Michael Dudikoff.
Plot
Libby Tucker, a 19-year-old Brooklynite, is visiting her dead grandmother's grave at a New York cemetery, and reveals that she is moving to Hollywood to become an actress and locate 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 | brooklyn brooklynite business card denver drama school first time help hitchhike learn live at lose makeup artist morning move pack park phone call return home wait young man |
| musicBy | Marvin Hamlisch |
| producer | Herbert Ross Neil Simon |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |