Punchline
- Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.
- 1988-10-07
- Comedy, Drama
- Taylor Negron, Tom Hanks, Cameron Thor, Ben Hartigan, Barry Sobel, Casey Sander, Susie Essman, George Wallace, Max Alexander, Katie Rich, John Goodman, Kim Greist, Mike Starr, Damon Wayans, Sally Field, George D. Wallace, Mark Goldstein, Candace Cameron Bure, Kimberly L. Ryusaki, Laura Jacoby, Michael Pollock, Ángel Salazar, Bob Zmuda, Robina Suwol, Barry Neikrug, Crane Jackson, Carin Badger, Angela Bennett, Christiane Eden, Tiffany Terry, Charles David Richards, Sharon Stein, Randy Fechter, James C. Lewis, Joycee Katz, Mark Eric Charbonneau, Jimmy Brogan, Andrew Parker, John Kirby, Mac Robbins, Pam Matteson, Andrea Adams, Ron Ulstad, George Novogroder, Dottie Archibald, Rich Ramirez, Suzanne Rains, Howard Weller, Marty Pollio, Richard Parker, Bianca Rose, Susan Michael, Joey Vega, Eva Dunlap, Consuela Nance, Renna Bogdanowicz, Scott Williams, Barbara Collier, Marcy Del Campos, Sam H. Ginsburg, Melissa Tufeld, Wanda Balay, Robert Britton, Susan Avants, Darunee Doa Hale
- Mark Rydell, Paul Mazursky
- $15,000,000
- $21,032,267
- 2 h. 3 min.
- 5.5/10
- 143
- United States of America
- Columbia Pictures
Overview:
Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to help the untried Lilah develop her stage act. Despite the objections of her family and some very wobbly beginnings, Lilah improves, and soon she finds herself competing with Steven for a coveted television spot.