Punchline
1988
122 Min
Synopsis
When restless New Jersey housewife Lilah (Sally Field) decides to pursue a career in stand-up comedy, abrasive comic Steven Gold (Tom Hanks) agrees to mentor her and show her the ropes. But in the dog-eat-dog world of comedy, the need to succeed could doom their friendship. The talented supporting cast includes John Goodman, Damon Wayans, Kim Greist and Mark Rydell.
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David Seltzer
David Seltzer (born 1940) is an American screenwriter, producer and director, perhaps best known for writing The Omen (1976), and Bird on a Wire (1990), starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. As writer/director, Seltzer’s credits include the 1986 teen tragi-comedy Lucas starring Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder, the 1988 comedy Punchline starring Sally Field and Tom Hanks, and 1992’s Shining Through starring Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas. —Wikipedia
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Jonathan Cribbs
26Mar12
Kind of underrated. The standup in it isn't very funny. Actually, it's not funny at all. But Hanks' performance is great. And he's very funny in parts. Sally Field and John Goodman are great too. If you watch the movie as a humorous drama rather than a straight comedy you're more likely to enjoy it for what it is and not what it was advertised as.
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