Mistress

Mistress

The Director Had A Vision. The Producers All Had Girlfriends.

1992•1h 50m•5.5/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(39)

A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.

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Production

Meir Teper, Tribeca Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Robert Wuhl

Robert Wuhl

Marvin Landisman

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Jack Roth

Jace Alexander

Jace Alexander

Stuart Stratland Jr.

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Evan M. Wright

Laurie Metcalf

Laurie Metcalf

Rachel Landisman

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

George Lieberhof

Danny Aiello

Danny Aiello

Carmine Rasso

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Beverly Dumont

Jean Smart

Jean Smart

Patricia Riley

Tuesday Knight

Tuesday Knight

Peggy Pauline

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Warren Zell

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Himself

Vasek Simek

Vasek Simek

Hans (as Vasek C. Simek)

Thomas R. Voth

Stagehand

Mary Mercier

Shelby's Waitress

Chuck Low

Chuck Low

Benrie

Tim Bagley

Tim Bagley

Mitch's Singing Student

Roberta Wallach

Roberta Wallach

Nancy

Gretchen Becker

Gretchen Becker

Hamburger Girl

Debbie James

Debbie James

Mitch’s Singing Student

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