Stanley and Iris
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| Stanley and Iris | |
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| Directed by | Martin Ritt |
| Produced by | Arlene Sellers, Allen Winitsky |
| Written by | Harriet Frank Jr., Irving Revatch (screenplay) Based on the novel Union Street by Pat Barker |
| Starring | Jane Fonda Robert De Niro Swoosie Kurtz Martha Plimpton |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Editing by | Sidney Levin |
| Distributed by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| Release date(s) | February 9, 1990 |
| Running time | 104 min. |
| Language | English |
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Stanley and Iris is a 1990 drama-romance film starring Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro, directed by Martin Ritt. The screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch is based of the novel Union Street by Pat Barker. The original music score is composed by John Williams. The film is marketed with the tagline Some people need love spelled out for them.
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[edit] Plot summary
Iris King is a working mother with a job at a large commercial bakery who is still getting over the death of her husband though her circumstances do not give her much time to grieve. She is sharing her house with her two children, Kelly and Richard, her unemployed sister Sharon, and her thuggish brother-in-law Joe. The tensions at home become even greater when teenage Kelly announces that she is pregnant.
One of the few bright spots in her life is her blossoming friendship with Stanley Everett Cox, a nice guy who works in the bakery's cafeteria. However, Iris starts notcing a few odd things about Stanley and it slowly dawns on her that he can not read. When the boss figures this out, Stanley loses his job — an especially troubling development, as Stanley has just had to put his father in a retirement home. Homeless and out of work, Stanley turns to Iris with a special request — he would like her to teach him how to read.
[edit] Main cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Jane Fonda | Iris King |
| Robert De Niro | Stanley Everett Cox |
| Swoosie Kurtz | Sharon |
| Martha Plimpton | Kelly King |
| Harley Cross | Richard King |
| Jamey Sheridan | Joe |
| Feodor Chaliapin Jr | Leonides Cox |
[edit] Trivia
- During the filming in Waterbury, Connecticut, local Vietnam veterans picketed the production protesting Jane Fonda's controversial anti-war activities of a decade and a half earlier.
- This was actress Jane Fonda's last film before she retired from acting (she returned to the screen 15 years later in the romance comedy Monster-in-Law (2005)).
- This was director Martin Ritt's last film before his death on December 8, 1990.
- This film has grossed over $5.816 million in the United States.
- This film was shot on location in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Waterbury, Connecticut.
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