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- Author! Author! combines Comedy and Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.0/10 from 121 votes.
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Author! Author!
Anyone can be a father. But not every father deserves a standing ovation.
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.
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Cast
Al PacinoIvan Travalian
Dyan CannonAlica Detroit
Tuesday WeldGloria Travalian
Bob DishyMorris Finestein
Bob ElliottPatrick Dicker
Ray GouldingJackie Dicker
Eric GurryIgor
Elva JosephsonBonnie (as Elva Leff)
B.J. BarieSpike
Ari MeyersDebbie
Benjamin H. CarlinGeraldo
Alan KingKreplich
Ken SylkRoger Slessinger
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Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Drama, Romance.
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marriageplaywright
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