Drama · United States of America · 1986 · 1h 33m

Seize the Day

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Director
Fielder Cook
Cast
Robin Williams as Tommy Wilhelm Jerry Stiller as Dr. Tamkin Joseph Wiseman as Dr. Adler Glenne Headly as Olive John Fiedler as Carl Richard B. Shull as Rojax
Crew
Eric Van Haren Noman — Director of Photography Sidney Katz — Editor Elizabeth Swados — Original Music Composer Ronald Ribman — Writer Saul Bellow — Novel Chiz Schultz — Producer
Synopsis

Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.

Mood & Themes
job huntingstock exchangeliterary adaptationfather son conflict
Key Collaborators
Fielder Cook Director Eric Van Haren Noman Director of Photography Sidney Katz Editor Elizabeth Swados Original Music Composer Ronald Ribman Writer Saul Bellow Novel Chiz Schultz Producer John Robert Lloyd Production Design Peggy Farrell Costume Design
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