The Dining Room

"A comedy of manners"

1984 1h 28m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Six actors play over 50 characters across 18 scenes from different families that overlap and intertwine in a single dining room. Set in a typical well-to-do household, the mosaic of interrelated scenes - some funny, some touching, some rueful - create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP.

“A comedy of manners”

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Cast

William H. Macy
Various
John Shea
Various
Remak Ramsay
Various
Jeanne Ruskin
Various
Frances Sternhagen
Various
Pippa Pearthree
Various

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Allan A. Goldstein
Writers: A.R. Gurney
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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William H. Macy and John Shea and Remak Ramsay carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A comedy of manners".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0184404 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Allan A. Goldstein directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4William H. Macy and John Shea and Remak Ramsay carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A comedy of manners".
6IMDB entry: tt0184404 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.