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FilmComedyDrama

This Is My Life (1992)

R · 1992-02-21 · 1h 35m · EN
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It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?

Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store, but she dreams of being a comedian. When she inherits some money, she takes the chance and moves with her two children Erica and Opel to New York to perform in small bars. Soon her agent Arnold Moss makes her famous, but while she travels all over USA, her children stay home lonely.

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Nora EphronDirector, WriterDelia EphronWriter

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Julie KavnerJulie KavnerDottie IngelsSamantha MathisSamantha MathisErica IngelsGaby HoffmannGaby HoffmannOpal IngelsCarrie FisherCarrie FisherClaudia CurtisDan AykroydDan AykroydArnold MossBob NelsonBob NelsonEdMarita GeraghtyMarita GeraghtyMia JablonWelker WhiteWelker WhiteLynnCaroline AaronCaroline AaronMartha IngelsKathy NajimyKathy NajimyAngelaDanny ZornDanny ZornJordan StrangRenée LippinRenée LippinArlene

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Woman director

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityWoman DirectorDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference153828Actor preference40495 · 165389 · 18184Country preferenceUs

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What is This Is My Life about?

Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store, but she dreams of being a comedian. When she inherits some money, she takes the chance and moves with her two children Erica and Opel to New York to perform in small bars. Soon her agent Arnold Moss makes her famous, but while she travels all over USA, her children stay home lonely.

How long is This Is My Life?

This Is My Life has a runtime of 95 minutes.

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