Used People

Used People

A story about love, family and other embarrassments.

1992•1h 55m•5.8/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.8/10(38)

At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl.

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Production

Largo Entertainment, JVC, 20th Century Fox

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Pearl Berman

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Joe Meledandri

Bob Dishy

Bob Dishy

Jack Berman

Jessica Tandy

Jessica Tandy

Freida

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Bibby Berman

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Norma

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Becky

Doris Roberts

Doris Roberts

Tante Lonnie

Helen Hanft

Helen Hanft

Aunt Ruthie

Maria Rosaria Russo

Maria Rosaria Russo

Theresa

Ida Bernardini

Aunt Louisa

Irving Metzman

Irving Metzman

Uncle Al

Lee Wallace

Lee Wallace

Uncle Harry

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Frank

Charles Cioffi

Charles Cioffi

Paolo

Emma Tammi

Emma Tammi

Young Bibby

Louis Guss

Louis Guss

Uncle Normy

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