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I Ought to Be in Pictures

I Ought to Be in Pictures

# Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.
Drama   Comedy
📜 Overview: Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.
🌏 Languages Available: Spanish , English
📆 Date Released: 1982-03-26
⌚ Running Time: 108 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

Walter Matthau original image
Herbert Tucker
Walter Matthau
Ann-Margret original image
Steffy Blondell
Ann-Margret
Dinah Manoff original image
Libby Tucker
Dinah Manoff
Lance Guest original image
Gordon
Lance Guest
Michael Dudikoff original image
Boy on bus
Michael Dudikoff
Calvin Ander original image
Rabbi
Calvin Ander
Shelby Balik original image
Shelley
Shelby Balik
Larry Barton original image
Harry
Larry Barton
Eugene Butler original image
Marty
Eugene Butler
Bill Cross original image
Truck Driver
Bill Cross
Gillian Farrell original image
Waitress
Gillian Farrell
David Faustino original image
Martin
David Faustino
Martin Ferrero original image
Monte Del Rey
Martin Ferrero
Allan Graf original image
Baseball Fan
Allan Graf
Samantha Harper original image
Larane
Samantha Harper

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