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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
Director	David Seltzer
Genres	Drama

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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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  - 9 reviews
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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 »
  
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  - Brighouse, WY
  - 21 Jun 2009 at 19:51
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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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  - Portree
  - 01 Nov 2008 at 10:42
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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 ... read more »
  
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- - Ed Frost
  - Essex, England
  - 21 Jan 2008 at 22:05
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  Sally Field shines
  
  Not a role you would expect to see Sally Field in when you are used to her more dramatic roles. Although Smokey and The Bandit showed her to have great comedic ... read more »
  
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- - snowyte
  - West Glamorgan
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 17:18
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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 »
  
  Report this review
- 15590
- - doogieuk
  - 9 reviews
  - Twickenham
  - 22 Aug 2004 at 03:02
View all members' reviews (6)

- - 3
  - 0
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 15590
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - doogieuk
  - 9 reviews
  - Twickenham
  - 22 Aug 2004 at 03:02
- - 0
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  Sally Field shines
  
  Not a role you would expect to see Sally Field in when you are used to her more dramatic roles. Although Smokey and The Bandit showed her to have great comedic ... read more »
  
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- 331608
- - snowyte
  - West Glamorgan
  - 19 Apr 2005 at 17:18
- - 0
  - 0
  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 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Ed Frost
  - Essex, England
  - 21 Jan 2008 at 22:05
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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 »
  
  Report this review
- 652735
- - a customer
  - Portree
  - 01 Nov 2008 at 10:42
- - 0
  - 0
  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 »
  
  Report this review
- 774087
- - Brighouse1971
  - 151 reviews
  - Brighouse, WY
  - 21 Jun 2009 at 19:51
- - 0
  - 0
  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 »
  
  Report this review
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- - DoctorWho
  - 87 reviews
  - Epping
  - 27 Apr 2011 at 02:03

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  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 ...