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Streisand was nominated for a [[2nd Golden Raspberry Awards|1981 Golden Raspberry Award]] for her performance. The film received mixed reviews<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9502E3D81038F935A35750C0A967948260 review by Vincent Canby, ''New York Times'', 6 March 1981]</ref>, though some critics cited Streisand's performance as one of her very best. Stephen Holden, in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, gave the film a positive review, adding that Streisand's performance suggested [[Marilyn Monroe]]. |
Streisand was nominated for a [[2nd Golden Raspberry Awards|1981 Golden Raspberry Award]] for her performance. The film received mixed reviews<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9502E3D81038F935A35750C0A967948260 review by Vincent Canby, ''New York Times'', 6 March 1981]</ref>, though some critics cited Streisand's performance as one of her very best. Stephen Holden, in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, gave the film a positive review, adding that Streisand's performance suggested [[Marilyn Monroe]]. [[Pauline Kael]] in [[The New Yorker]] was full of praise for the film : " The director, Jean-Claude Tramont, a Belgian who has worked in American television, is a sophisticated jokester. There may be a suggestion of [[Ernst Lubitsch|Lubitsch]] and of [[Max Ophuls]] in his approach, and there is more than a suggestion of [[Jacques Tati]]..[[Gene Hackman]], whose specialty has been believable, lived-in characters, gives one of his most likable performances." <ref> Pauline Kael , ''Taking it all In'' p.156 ISBN 0-7145-2841-2 </ref> |
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| All Night Long | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Jean-Claude Tramont |
| Written by | W.D. Richter |
| Produced by | Associate producers: Terence A. Donnelly Fran Roy Producers: Leonard Goldberg Jerry Weintraub |
| Starring | Barbra Streisand Gene Hackman Diane Ladd Dennis Quaid |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Edited by | Rachel Igel Marion Rothman |
| Music by | Richard Hazard Ira Newborn José Padilla |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates | March 6, 1981 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$ |
All Night Long is a 1981 comedy movie starring Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Dobson, and William Daniels, and directed by Jean-Claude Tramont.[1]
Plot
Hackman, as a man nearing middle age, is demoted after a temper tantrum and reduced to working as the manager of an all-night pharmacy/convenience store. The film shows the effects this has on his his wife (Ladd), adult son (Quaid), and on a newfound relationship with his sister-in-law (Streisand), an untalented singer-songwriter married to a volatile firefighter (Dobson).
Production
The film was originally planned as a low-budget release, with Hackman and Lisa Eichhorn. Streisand's then-agent, Sue Mengers, who was in a relationship with the film's director, suggested Barbra for the part instead of Eichhorn. Several biographies suggest that because of the film's subsequent failure at the box office, Streisand fired Mengers.
Reception
Streisand was nominated for a 1981 Golden Raspberry Award for her performance. The film received mixed reviews[2], though some critics cited Streisand's performance as one of her very best. Stephen Holden, in Rolling Stone magazine, gave the film a positive review, adding that Streisand's performance suggested Marilyn Monroe. Pauline Kael in The New Yorker was full of praise for the film : " The director, Jean-Claude Tramont, a Belgian who has worked in American television, is a sophisticated jokester. There may be a suggestion of Lubitsch and of Max Ophuls in his approach, and there is more than a suggestion of Jacques Tati..Gene Hackman, whose specialty has been believable, lived-in characters, gives one of his most likable performances." [3]
Box Office
Although generally seen as a flop, the film opened at #1 on the American film charts with an opening weekend of $1,391,000, and grossed around $10,000,000 worldwide. Adjusting for inflation, this is around $22.5 million in 2000 dollars.
References
- ^ The Films of Barbra Streisand, Christopher Nickens & Karen Swenson, Citadel Press, p. 152-160
- ^ review by Vincent Canby, New York Times, 6 March 1981
- ^ Pauline Kael , Taking it all In p.156 ISBN 0-7145-2841-2
External links
- All Night Long at IMDb
- All Night Long at AllMovie
- Barbra Streisand Archives: Film - "All Night Long" page
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