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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 | Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 14 Jun 2004 |
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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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- 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
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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... read more »
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- 22 Aug 2004 at 03:02
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Punchline still fresh after all these years.
This film still delivers. I first saw it 20 years ago, when I was 20, and liked it. I'd almost forgotten that I'd ever seen it when I saw something on ... read more »
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Insides into the world of Stand-up-Comedy!
This movie was quite amusing and sentimental.
With nice and laugh out loud Stand-up jokes from the characters, plus an interesting inside into the ... read more » - 774087
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Punchline
Although this had reasonably poor reviews, we really enjoyed it. Although the love match was not very convincing, it was a really funny film with a good story... read more »
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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 ...
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