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Directed by | Beeban Kidron |
Screenplay by | Todd Graff |
Based on | The Grandma Plays by Todd Graff |
Produced by | Peggy Rajski |
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Cinematography | David Watkin |
Edited by | John Tintori |
Music by | Rachel Portman |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[1] |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $16 million[2] |
Box office | $28 million[3] |
Used People is a 1992 romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron.[4] The film stars Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Bob Dishy, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Jessica Tandy, Doris Roberts and Joe Pantoliano. The screenplay by Todd Graff,[4] adapted from his 1988 off-Broadway play The Grandma Plays,[5] takes a humorous look at a highly dysfunctional family living in the New York City borough of Queens circa 1969. It is an international co-production between Japan and the United States.