Used People

Used People
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBeeban Kidron
Screenplay byTodd Graff
Based onThe Grandma Plays
by Todd Graff
Produced byPeggy Rajski
Starring
CinematographyDavid Watkin
Edited byJohn Tintori
Music byRachel Portman
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release date
  • December 16, 1992 (1992-12-16)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Used People". American Film Institute. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  2. ^ Gritten, David (1992-12-19). "A Director's Coming of Age : Beeban Kidron Moves Into Big Budgets and Top Stars With Bittersweet Dramatic : Comedy 'Used People'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  3. ^ Klady, Leonard (January 3, 1994). "Warner Bros. tops hot box office 100". Variety. p. 42.
  4. ^ a b "Used People". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. ^ The Grandma Plays at the New York Times