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This Is My Life (1992 film)

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This Is My Life
Directed byNora Ephron
Written byScreenplay:
Nora Ephron
Delia Ephron
Book:
Meg Wolitzer
Produced byLynda Obst
Starring
CinematographyBobby Byrne
Edited byRobert M. Reitano
Music byCarly Simon
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 21, 1992 (1992-02-21)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,922,094 (USA)

This Is My Life is a 1992 film that marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Nora Ephron. The screenplay, written by Ephron and her sister, Delia Ephron, is based on the book, This Is Your Life, by Meg Wolitzer.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Dottie Ingels (Julie Kavner), who works at a cosmetics counter but aspires to be a stand-up comedian. Ingels' Aunt Harriet dies and leaves the family her home in Queens which Ingels then sells to move to an apartment in Manhattan. Ingels' comedy career starts to take off with the help her agent, Arnold Moss (Dan Aykroyd) and Moss's assistant, Claudia Curtis (Carrie Fisher). Ingels' children, Erica (Samantha Mathis) and Opal (Gaby Hoffmann) get angry at Dottie because they hardly ever see her. Erica and Opal then run away to find their father in upstate Albany, whom Opal doesn't even remember, only being 1 or 2 years old when he left them.

The character portrayed by Aykroyd, Arnold Moss, is based on the famous New York talent agent Sam Cohn, and has some of the eccentricities for which Cohn was known, such as a habit of eating paper.[1]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was performed by Carly Simon and released on Qwest Records. Although the album failed to chart, the single "Love of My Life" reached #16 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Release

Home media

20th Century Fox released the film on DVD-R in 2012 as part of its Fox Cinema Archives line.

Sources

References

  1. ^ "Ephron, Aykroyd Catch Cohn on Film". New York. February 17, 1992. Retrieved May 7, 2009.