Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1992 · 1h 35m

This Is My Life

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Director
Nora Ephron
Cast
Julie Kavner as Dottie Ingels Samantha Mathis as Erica Ingels Gaby Hoffmann as Opal Ingels Carrie Fisher as Claudia Curtis Dan Aykroyd as Arnold Moss Bob Nelson as Ed
Crew
Bobby Byrne — Director of Photography Robert M. Reitano — Editor Carly Simon — Original Music Composer Nora Ephron — Writer Delia Ephron — Writer Meg Wolitzer — Novel
Tagline

It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?

Synopsis

Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store while dreaming of becoming a comedian. After she inherits some money, she decides to move to New York with her children Erica and Opal in order to begin a stand-up career in small bars. Dottie soon rises to stardom, but while she travels all over the USA, her daughters stay home lonely.

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Mood & Themes
stand-up comedysingle motherwoman directormoving to a citymother daughter relationshipsisters
Key Collaborators
Nora Ephron Director Bobby Byrne Director of Photography Robert M. Reitano Editor Carly Simon Original Music Composer Nora Ephron Writer Delia Ephron Writer Meg Wolitzer Novel Lynda Obst Producer David Chapman Production Design Jeffrey Kurland Costume Design
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