Stanley & Iris

"Some people need love spelled out for them."

1990 1h 44m EN

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6.5

SOLID

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29%

ROTTEN

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6.3

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 183🥫29%Rotten Tomatoes★6.3IMDB · 8,739

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.

“Some people need love spelled out for them.”

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Cast

Jane Fonda
Iris King
Robert De Niro
Stanley Cox
Swoosie Kurtz
Sharon
Martha Plimpton
Kelly King
Jamey Sheridan
Joe
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Leonides Cox
Zohra Lampert
Elaine
Loretta Devine
Bertha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martin Ritt
Writers: Irving Ravetch, Harriet Frank Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 25% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martin Ritt, shot by Donald McAlpine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sidney Levin 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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Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro and Swoosie Kurtz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some people need love spelled out for them.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0100680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Martin Ritt directs. Donald McAlpine behind the camera. John Williams scores. Sidney Levin cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 25% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Martin Ritt, shot by Donald McAlpine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sidney Levin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro and Swoosie Kurtz carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Some people need love spelled out for them.".
8IMDB entry: tt0100680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.