Used People

Dec 16, 1992

1h 55m

★ 5.7

A story about love, family and other embarrassments.

Overview

At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice years previously had stopped the husband leaving home. For 23 years he, now a widower, has secretly loved Pearl.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Largo Entertainment

JVC

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Pearl Berman

Shirley MacLaine

Joe Meledandri

Marcello Mastroianni

Jack Berman

Bob Dishy

Freida

Jessica Tandy

Bibby Berman

Kathy Bates

Norma

Marcia Gay Harden

Becky

Sylvia Sidney

Tante Lonnie

Doris Roberts

Aunt Ruthie

Helen Hanft

Theresa

Maria Rosaria Russo

Aunt Louisa

Ida Bernardini

Uncle Al

Irving Metzman

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