All Night Long (1981 film)
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| Directed by | Jean-Claude Tramont |
| Produced by | Associate producers: Terence A. Donnelly Fran Roy Producers: Leonard Goldberg Jerry Weintraub |
| Written by | W.D. Richter |
| Starring | Barbra Streisand Gene Hackman Diane Ladd Dennis Quaid |
| Music by | Richard Hazard Ira Newborn José Padilla |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Editing by | Rachel Igel Marion Rothman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 6, 1981 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
All Night Long is a 1981 comedy film starring Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Dobson, and William Daniels, written by W. D. Richter and directed by Jean-Claude Tramont.[1]
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[edit] Plot
George Dupler, a man nearing middle age, is demoted after a temper tantrum and reduced to working as the midnight-shift manager of an all-night pharmacy/convenience store.
George advises his adult son Freddie to stop having an affair with an older, married woman before it leads to trouble. But when George finally meets the woman, Cheryl Gibbons, an untalented singer-songwriter married to a volatile firefighter, she begins to show an interest in him.
The next thing George knows, it's being announced by Freddie at the family's dinner table that Cheryl and his father have become romantically involved. George ends up moving out of the house, taking a loft and trying to begin a new life as an inventor.
[edit] Cast
- Gene Hackman as George Dupler
- Barbra Streisand as Cheryl Gibbons
- Dennis Quaid as Freddie
- Diane Ladd as Helen
- Kevin Dobson as Bobby
[edit] Production
The film was originally planned as a low-budget release, with Hackman and Lisa Eichhorn. Streisand's then-agent, Sue Mengers, who was married to the film's director, suggested Barbra for the part instead of Eichhorn. Several biographies suggest that because of the film's subsequent failure at the box office, Streisand fired Mengers.
[edit] Reception
Streisand was nominated for a 1981 Golden Raspberry Award for her performance. The film received mixed reviews[2], though some critics cited Streisand's performance as one of her very best. Stephen Holden, in Rolling Stone magazine, gave the film a positive review, adding that Streisand's performance suggested Marilyn Monroe. Pauline Kael in The New Yorker was full of praise for the film : " The director, Jean-Claude Tramont, a Belgian who has worked in American television, is a sophisticated jokester. There may be a suggestion of Lubitsch and of Max Ophuls in his approach, and there is more than a suggestion of Jacques Tati. Gene Hackman, whose specialty has been believable, lived-in characters, gives one of his most likable performances." [3]
[edit] Box office
Although generally seen as a flop, the film opened at #1 on the American film charts with an opening weekend of $1,391,000, and grossed around $10,000,000 worldwide. Adjusting for inflation, this is around $22.5 million in 2000 dollars. The Independent Movie Data Base website lists the film's total U.S. gross as less than $4.5 million.
[edit] References
- ^ The Films of Barbra Streisand, Christopher Nickens & Karen Swenson, Citadel Press, p. 152-160
- ^ review by Vincent Canby, New York Times, 6 March 1981
- ^ Pauline Kael , Taking it all In p.156 ISBN 0-7145-2841-2
[edit] External links
- All Night Long at the Internet Movie Database
- All Night Long at AllRovi
- Barbra Streisand Archives: Film - "All Night Long" page
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