Serial (1980 film)

Serial
Film poster
Directed byBill Persky
Screenplay byRich Eustis
Michael Elias
Based onnovel The Serial by Cyra McFadden
Produced bySidney Beckerman
StarringMartin Mull
Tuesday Weld
Jennifer McAllister
Sally Kellerman
Bill Macy
Pamela Bellwood
Peter Bonerz
Christopher Lee
CinematographyRexford L. Metz
Edited byJohn W. Wheeler
Music byLalo Schifrin
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 28, 1980 (1980-03-28)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$9,870,727[1]

Serial is a 1980 American comedy film produced by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay, by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias, is drawn from the novel The Serial by Cyra McFadden, published in 1977. Produced by Sidney Beckerman and directed by Bill Persky, the film stars Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Sally Kellerman, Christopher Lee, Bill Macy, Peter Bonerz and Tom Smothers. The original music score was composed by Lalo Schifrin.