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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Nuts
"Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS"
1987 1h 56m EN
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★6.4TMDB · 127
Drama
Synopsis
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A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
“Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS”
Cast
Barbra Streisand
Claudia Draper
Richard Dreyfuss
Aaron Levinsky
Maureen Stapleton
Rose Kirk
Karl Malden
Arthur Kirk
Eli Wallach
Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Robert Webber
Francis MacMillan
James Whitmore
Judge Stanley Murdoch
Leslie Nielsen
Allen Green
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Martin Ritt
- Writers
- Tom Topor, Darryl Ponicsan, Alvin Sargent
- 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 Martin Ritt, shot by Andrzej Bartkowiak. 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 Barbra Streisand. 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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Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss and Maureen Stapleton carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0093660 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Martin Ritt directs. Andrzej Bartkowiak behind the camera. Barbra Streisand scores. Sidney Levin cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Martin Ritt, shot by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Barbra Streisand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Sidney Levin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss and Maureen Stapleton carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0093660 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrzej Bartkowiak
- Original score
- Barbra Streisand
- Editing
- Sidney Levin
- Production design
- Joel Schiller
- Costume design
- Joe I. Tompkins
- Runtime
- 116 min · 1h 56m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $25,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Nuts (1987)
Also by
Martin Ritt
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
- BA
Barwood Films
US
- MA
Martin Ritt Productions
Key crew
- Theatre PlayTom Topor
- EditorSidney Levin
- CastingMarion Dougherty
- Production DesignJoel Schiller
- Set DecorationAnne D. McCulley
- Costume DesignJoe I. Tompkins
- ProducerBarbra Streisand
- Executive ProducerTeri Schwartz
- Co-ProducerMartin Ritt
- Executive ProducerCis Corman
- Art DirectionEric W. Orbom
- CostumerShirlee Strahm
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- court
- call girl
- hearing
- self-defense
- based on play or musical
- murder
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-11-20
Also known as
International titles
- LocaES
- PazzaIT
