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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Diner
"Suddenly, life was more than French fries, gravy, and girls."
1982 1h 50m EN
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 314
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.
“Suddenly, life was more than French fries, gravy, and girls.”
Cast
Steve Guttenberg
Edward 'Eddie' Simmons
Daniel Stern
Laurence 'Shrevie' Schreiber
Mickey Rourke
Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell
Kevin Bacon
Timothy Fenwick Jr.
Tim Daly
William 'Billy' Howard
Ellen Barkin
Beth Schreiber
Paul Reiser
Modell
Kathryn Dowling
Barbara
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Writers
- Barry Levinson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Barry Levinson, shot by Peter Sova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bruce Brody. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Stu Linder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Steve Guttenberg and Daniel Stern and Mickey Rourke carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Suddenly, life was more than French fries, gravy, and girls.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0083833 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Barry Levinson directs. Peter Sova behind the camera. Bruce Brody scores. Stu Linder cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Barry Levinson, shot by Peter Sova. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Bruce Brody. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Stu Linder shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Steve Guttenberg and Daniel Stern and Mickey Rourke carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Suddenly, life was more than French fries, gravy, and girls.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0083833 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Peter Sova
- Original score
- Bruce Brody
- Editing
- Stu Linder
- Costume design
- Gloria Gresham
- Makeup / hair
- Irving Buchman
- Sound
- Gary Alexander
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Box office
- $14,100,000
- Return
- 282% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Diner (1982)
Also by
Barry Levinson
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US
SLM Production Group
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerMark Johnson
- ProducerJerry Weintraub
- EditorStu Linder
- CastingEllen Chenoweth
- Art DirectionLeon Harris
- Set DecorationR. Chris Westlund
- Costume DesignGloria Gresham
- Makeup ArtistIrving Buchman
- HairstylistChristine George
- Unit Production ManagerKen Swor
- Construction CoordinatorSteven Franciotti
- LeadmanBill Gay
- Sound Re-Recording MixerGary Alexander
- Sound EditorPaul Hochman
- Sound Re-Recording MixerChristopher Jenkins
- Sound mixerC. Darin Knight
- Sound Re-Recording MixerLarry Stensvold
- Special EffectsCharles Schulthies
- Still PhotographerCatharine Bushnell
- Camera OperatorTed Churchill
- Lighting SupervisorRichárd Falk
- GafferJohn M. Gilgar
- Camera OperatorDonald Sweeney
- Costume DesignDeahdra Scarano
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new year's eve
- gambling debt
- baltimore, usa
- diner
- fake accident
- twenty something
- 1950s
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1982-04-02· New York Film Festival
- Premiere1982-03-02· Baltimore, Maryland
- Theatrical1982-03-05R
