Memories of Me (1988)
Ein New Yorker Herzspezialist will sich nach einem Infarkt mit seinem Vater aussöhnen, der als Kleindarsteller in Los Angeles arbeitet und in seinem Beruf mit Leib und Seele aufgeht. Erst als man bei dem alten Mann eine tödliche Krankheit diagnostiziert, kommen die beiden zusammen, und der Sohn begreift, daß sein Vater ein erfülltes und angesehenes Leben geführt hat. Eine zwischen Witz und Sentimentalität schwankende Komödie mit melodramatischen Akzenten, hervorragend gespielt, zum Ende hin freilich zu rührselig. Neben der überzeugenden Darstellung des Vater-Sohn-Konflikts schildert der Film eindrucksvoll die Schwierigkeit, Lebenssinn und -inhalt generell und für alle Menschen gleich zu formulieren.
Der Regisseur: Henry Winkler
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Billy Crystal as Abbie |
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Alan King as Abe |
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JoBeth Williams as Lisa |
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Janet Carroll as Dorothy Davis |
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David Ackroyd as 1st Assistant Director |
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Phil Fondacaro as Horace Bosco |
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Robert Pastorelli as Al (Broccoli) |
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Mark L. Taylor as 2nd Assistant Director |
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Peter Elbling as Director |
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Larry Cedar as 1st Assistant Director (Soap) |
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Sheryl Bernstein as Dancer |
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Sean Connery as Sean Connery (uncredited) |
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Zachary Benjamin as Young Abbie |
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Karl Lukas as Bartender |
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Joe Shea as Stan Kantor |
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Joe 'Flash' Riley as Tango |
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Billy Beck as Angry Man |
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Margarito Mendoza as Mariachi Trumpet Player |
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Noni White as Waitress |
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Sue Rihr as Sheila |
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Leigh Lombardi as Soap Opera Nurse |
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Angela Clarke as Mrs. Petrakis |
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Carol Williard as O.R. Nurse |
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Joseph G. Medalis as Sallow Man |
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Marc Flanagan as Morty |
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David Correia as Photographer |
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Ryan McWhorter as Middle Abbie |
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Randy Murzynski as 2nd Assistant Director |
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Sidney Miller as Slow-Burn |
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Ruth Frances as Nurse on Steps |
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Michael Harte as Receptionist |
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John H. Evans as Policeman |
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Mark Sivertsen as Soap Opera Doctor |
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Rusty Schwimmer as Strawberry |
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Cory Danziger as Older Abbie |
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Karen J. Westerfield as Grapes |
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Bill M. Puluti as Guitar Player |
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David Sherman as Dr. Sherman |
| Writing | Eric Roth | Writer |
| Writing | Billy Crystal | Writer |
| Directing | Henry Winkler | Director |
| Camera | Andrew Dintenfass | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
