| This Is My Life | |
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| Directed by | Nora Ephron |
| Produced by | Lynda Obst |
| Written by | Screenplay: Nora Ephron Delia Ephron Book: Meg Wolitzer |
| Starring | Julie Kavner Samantha Mathis Gaby Hoffmann Carrie Fisher Dan Aykroyd Lisa Yamanaka |
| Music by | Carly Simon |
| Cinematography | Bobby Byrne |
| Editing by | Robert M. Reitano |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | February 21, 1992 (USA) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2,922,094 (USA) |
This Is My Life is a 1992 film that marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Nora Ephron. The screenplay, written by Ephron and her sister, Delia Ephron, is based on the book, This Is Your Life, by Meg Wolitzer. The film tells the story of Dottie Ingels (Julie Kavner), who works at a cosmetics counter but aspires to be a stand-up comedian. Ingels' Aunt Harriet dies and leaves the family her home in Queens which Ingles then sells to move to an apartment in Manhattan. Ingels' comedy career start to take off with the help her agent, Arnold Moss (Dan Aykroyd) and Moss's assistant, Claudia Curtis (Carrie Fisher). Ingels' children, Erica (Samantha Mathis) and Opal (Gaby Hoffmann) get angry at Dottie because they hardly ever see her. Erica and Opal then run away to find their father in upstate Albany, whom Opal doesn't even remember, only being 1 or 2 years-old when he left them.
The character portrayed by Aykroyd, Arnold Moss, is based on the famous New York talent agent Sam Cohn, and has some of the eccentricities for which Cohn was known, such as a habit of eating paper.[1] 20th Century Fox has yet to announce any plans to release the film onto DVD.
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