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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker.

Genres

Drama

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Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

07 September 1994

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Dorothy Parker

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Robert Benchley

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Charles MacArthur

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Alan Campbell

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Gertrude Benchley

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy

Eddie Parker

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Horatio Byrd

Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton

Jane Grant

Sam Robards

Sam Robards

Harold Ross

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Edna Ferber

James Le Gros

James Le Gros

Deems Taylor

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Paula Hunt

Nick Cassavetes

Nick Cassavetes

Robert Sherwood

David Thornton

David Thornton

George S. Kaufman

Heather Graham

Heather Graham

Mary Kennedy Taylor

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

Alexander Woollcott

Chip Zien

Chip Zien

Franklin P. Adams

Gary Basaraba

Gary Basaraba

Heywood Broun

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Ruth Hale

Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Baldwin

Roger Spalding

Matt Malloy

Matt Malloy

Marc Connelly

Rebecca Miller

Rebecca Miller

Neysa McMein

Amelia Campbell

Amelia Campbell

Mary Brandon Sherwood

David Gow

David Gow

Donald Ogden Stewart

Leni Parker

Leni Parker

Beatrice Kaufman

Jean-Michel Henry

Jean-Michel Henry

Harpo Marx

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Fred Hunter

Mina Badie

Mina Badie

Joanie Gerard

Randy Lowell

Randy Lowell

Alvan Barach

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Will Rogers

Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

Elmer Rice

Gabriel Gascon

Gabriel Gascon

Georges Attends

Harry Strandjofski

Harry Strandjofski

Home Movie Director

Bruce Dinsmore

Bruce Dinsmore

Assistant Director

Matt Holland

Matt Holland

Propman

Joe De Paul

Joe De Paul

Producer

Arthur Holden

Arthur Holden

Ward

Jack Langedijk

Jack Langedijk

Valentine's Day Director

Howard Rosenstein

Howard Rosenstein

Actor

Eleanor Noble

Eleanor Noble

Actress

Jesse Evans

Jesse Evans

Mail Clerk

Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley

Frank Crowninshield

Phillip Patton

Phillip Patton

Speakeasy Bartender

Sam Stone

Sam Stone

Cab Driver (1922)

Natalie Strong

Natalie Strong

Nurse

Malcolm Gets

Malcolm Gets

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Barbara Jones

Barbara Jones

Long Island Hostess

Maurice Podbrey

Maurice Podbrey

Long Island Investor

Walter Massey

Walter Massey

Phillip the Producer

Gisèle Rousseau

Gisèle Rousseau

Polly Adler

Ellen David

Ellen David

New Yorker Secretary

Domini Blythe

Domini Blythe

Actress in Mirror

Gregory Hlady

Gregory Hlady

Russian Director

Mark Camacho

Mark Camacho

Writer #1

Bill Rowat

Bill Rowat

Writer #2

Robert Higden

Robert Higden

Writer #3

Vanya Rose

Vanya Rose

Marcy

Cary Lawrence

Cary Lawrence

June

Richard Jutras

Richard Jutras

Cab Driver (1958)

James Bradford

James Bradford

Host at Tribute

Michael McGill

Michael McGill

Reporter #1

Harry Hill

Harry Hill

Reporter #2

Roc LaFortune

Roc LaFortune

Bartender (1958)

Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper

Picnic Guest (uncredited)

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