10 Aug 1950
Sunset Boulevard
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Mistress
The Director Had A Vision. The Producers All Had Girlfriends.
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Wuhl Marvin Landisman
Martin Landau Jack Roth
Robert De Niro Evan M. Wright
Laurie Metcalf Rachel Landisman
Eli Wallach George Lieberhof
Danny Aiello Carmine Rasso
Sheryl Lee Ralph Beverly Dumont
Jean Smart Patricia Riley
Tuesday Knight Peggy Pauline
Christopher Walken Warren Zell
Ernest Borgnine Himself
Vasek Simek Hans (as Vasek C. Simek)
Thomas R. Voth Stagehand
Mary Mercier Shelby's Waitress
Chuck Low Benrie
Tim Bagley Mitch's Singing Student
Roberta Wallach Nancy
Gretchen Becker Hamburger Girl
Debbie James Mitch’s Singing Student
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