Nuts (film)

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Nuts

Directed by	Martin Ritt
Produced by	Teri Schwartz Barbra Streisand Cis Corman
Written by	Tom Topor (based on his own play)
Starring	Barbra Streisand Richard Dreyfuss Maureen Stapleton Eli Wallach Robert Webber James Whitmore and Karl Malden
Music by	Barbra Streisand
Cinematography	Andrzej Bartkowiak
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	November 20, 1987 (USA)
Running time	116 min.
Language	English

Nuts is a film about a strong-willed, high-class call girl (Barbra Streisand) who kills a customer in self-defense. To avoid scandal, her parents try to have her declared mentally incompetent. Not helping matters is that she is distrustful of everybody, including her court-appointed attorney (Richard Dreyfuss), and is disruptive during her court hearings.

The movie is based on a stage play by the same name, written by Tom Topor.

The film was considered a box office disappointment in relation to its budget, although it did not actually lose money.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
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
William Prince	Clarence Middleton
Dakin Matthews	Judge Lawrence Box