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Punchline
1988
Lilah Krytsick (Sally Field) is a New Jersey housewife and mother of three who has been told all her life that she is funny. Steven Gold (Tom Hanks) is a failed medical student whose natural comedic talent has allowed him to steal the spotlight at New York comedy club the Gas Station, thus keeping him from focusing on the other .. Read more
| Starring | Sally Field, Tom Hanks, Kim Greist, Taylor Negron |
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| Director | David Seltzer |
| Genres | Drama |
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Punchline
Lilah Krytsick (Sally Field) is a New Jersey housewife and mother of three who has been told all her life that she is funny. Steven Gold (Tom Hanks) is a failed medical student whose natural comedic talent has allowed him to steal the spotlight at New York comedy club the Gas Station, thus keeping him from focusing on the other failures in his life. Lilah decides to follow her dreams and try her luck on the Gas Station stage, but her act falls flat. When she strikes up a friendship with bitter Steven, he helps her sharpen her comedy while she attempts to help him pull his chaotic life together. This unique comedy/drama features a strong supporting cast including John Goodman, Damon Wayans, and Paul Mazursky.
| Starring | Sally Field, Tom Hanks, Kim Greist, Taylor Negron, Damon Wayans, John Goodman, Paul Mazursky, Mark Rydell |
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| Director | David Seltzer |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 14 Jun 2004 Production year: 1988 |
| Format | DVD |
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In this comedy drama set in the world of comedy clubs, Sally Field stars as a New Jersey housewife and mother who longs to tread the boards as a stand-up comedian. Tom Hanks plays the medical school failure and disillusioned entertainer she turns to for help. Director David Seltzer's look at the laughter-makers is slow in places, but both stars are good enough to help make this a thoughtful study as to why professional humour is no joke.
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One problem here is that the jokes aren't funny; another is that Sally Field is funny by mistake. It's saved by Tom... read more on Time Out
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Forrest Gump Snogs His Mum!
This was Tom Hanks' last film before hitting the A list with Big. He is slightly miscast as a part time stand up comedian who ditches his medical career for a life in front of the mike. His love interest, bored housewife and comic wannabe Sally Field, shines and is ably supported by John Goodman as her husband struggling to deal with his wife's newfound talent. Bit of a curiousity, definitely worth a look.
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Adequate insight into the working of a stand-up
Not hearing a lot about this film, i was interested in watching it due to the great cast (the brilliant tom hanks, sally field and john goodman) and also the storyline.The film isnt particularly funny but i dont think it needed to be as it offers an interesting look at two protagonists struggles in the daring world of stand up comedy in America.more drama than comedy, this isnt a particularly stand out film but still entertaining all the same.
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