Marvin's Room (film)

Marvin's Room
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJerry Zaks
Screenplay byScott McPherson
Based onMarvin's Room
by Scott McPherson
Produced byScott Rudin
Jane Rosenthal
Robert De Niro
Starring
CinematographyPiotr Sobociński
Edited byJim Clark
Music byRachel Portman
Production
companies
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • December 18, 1996 (1996-12-18)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$23 million[1]
Box office$30 million[2]

Marvin's Room is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks. The script was written by John Guare and based on the play of the same name by Scott McPherson, who died in 1992. McPherson had completed a screenplay for a film version before he died; however, Guare was hired to update it when the film eventually started production years later.[3][4]

It stars Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon, Hal Scardino, and Dan Hedaya. Original music for the film was composed by Rachel Portman. Carly Simon wrote and performed the theme song "Two Little Sisters", with Meryl Streep adding background vocals.

For her performance, Keaton received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Meanwhile, Streep was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

  1. ^ "Marvin's Room (1996)". The Numbers. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "International Star Chart". Screen International. 5 September 1997. p. 16.
  3. ^ Marks, Peter (December 8, 1996). "Two Wrenching Dramas Find Unexpected New Lives". The New York Times.
  4. ^ A Door Left Opened accessed 11/23/2016