Mistress
The Director Had A Vision. The Producers All Had Girlfriends.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1102469
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1992-07-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
5.4
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
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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
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