Mistress (film)

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Mistress
Directed by Barry Primus
Produced by Meir Teper
Robert De Niro
Written by Barry Primus
J.F. Lawton
Starring Robert Wuhl
Martin Landau
Jace Alexander
Danny Aiello
Robert De Niro
Christopher Walken
Eli Wallach
Music by Galt McDermont
Cinematography Sven Kirsten
Editing by Steven Weisberg
Release date(s) 24 July 1992
Running time 110 min
Country USA
Language English
Gross revenue $1,102,469 (USA)
IMDb profile

Mistress is a 1992 comedy film. It directed by Barry Primus. It stars Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Danny Aiello, Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Eli Wallach. Film rated R for language.

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[edit] Plot

Mistress talkin' about a screenwriter named Marvin Landisman (Robert Wuhl) who's old movie script is read by Jack Roth, a producer (Matin Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, De Niro, Wallach) has their own mistress that they want 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.

[edit] Cast

Actor/Actress Role
Robert Wuhl Marvin Landisman
Martin Landau Jack Roth
Jace Alexander Stuart Stratland Jr.
Tuesday Knight Peggy
Eli Wallach George Lieberhof
Danny Aiello Carmine Rasso
Jean Smart Patricia Riley
Robert De Niro Evan M. Wright
Christopher Walken Warren Zell

[edit] Reception

[edit] Critical reception

Mistress was generally well received by critics. Film review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a "fresh" score of 100% based on 16 reviews.

[edit] Box office

The film grossed a total of $1,102,469 in the United States alone.

[edit] Tagline

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

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