Stanley & Iris
A struggling widow falls in love with an illiterate short-order cook whom she teaches to read and write in her kitchen each night.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Released
- 1990
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1990
Storyline
A struggling widow falls in love with an illiterate short-order cook whom she teaches to read and write in her kitchen each night.
Top credits
Jane Fonda ā Iris King
Robert De Niro ā Stanley Cox
Swoosie Kurtz ā Sharon
Martha Plimpton ā Kelly
Did you know
ā¢ After completing this film, Jane Fonda took a fifteen year hiatus from acting until Monster-in-Law (2005).
ā¢ Final theatrical feature film directed by Martin Ritt.
ā¢ According to the book "Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors" (2013) by Nat Segaloff, Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro were each paid $3.5 million for their performances. Director Martin Ritt received $1.65 million, and screenwriters Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch received $500,000.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $5,820,015
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $2,102,831 (1990-02-11)
User reviews
Beautiful blue collar romance highlights problem of illiteracy
Love Conquers All
Two great stars save an otherwise mediocre movie that suffers from too much "niceness".
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
