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Reuben, Reuben is a 1983 comedy-drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Tom Conti, Kelly McGillis (in her film debut), Roberts Blossom, Cynthia Harris, and Joel Fabiani.
The film was adapted by Julius J. Epstein from the play Spofford by Herman Shumlin, which in turn was adapted from the novel Reuben, Reuben by Peter De Vries.
The main character in DeVries's novel was based largely on the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, who was a compulsive womanizer and lifelong alcoholic, finally succumbing to the effects of alcohol poisoning in November 1953, while on a speaking tour in America.
Original Release
12/16/1983
US Release
12/16/1983
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Conti | Gowan McGland |
Kelly McGillis | Geneva Spofford |
Roberts Blossom | Frank Spofford |
Joel Fabiani | Dr. Jack Haxby |
Cynthia Harris | Bobby Springer |
Lois Smith | Mare Spofford |
E. Katherine Kerr | Lucille Haxby |
Rex Robbins | C. B. Springer |
Kara Wilson | Edith McGland |
Jack Davidson | George Spofford |
Directors
Writers
Peter De Vries, Herman Shumlin, Julius J. Epstein
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Conti | Gowan McGland |
Kelly McGillis | Geneva Spofford |
Roberts Blossom | Frank Spofford |
Joel Fabiani | Dr. Jack Haxby |
Cynthia Harris | Bobby Springer |
Lois Smith | Mare Spofford |
E. Katherine Kerr | Lucille Haxby |
Rex Robbins | C. B. Springer |
Kara Wilson | Edith McGland |
Jack Davidson | George Spofford |
Damon Douglas | Tad Springer |
Robert Nichols | Harry Pycraft |
Ed Grady | Dr. William Ormsby |
Thomas McGowan | TV Interviewer |
Dan Doby | Alvin |
Scott Coffey | Reverend Clayton |
Barry Bell | Man at Bar |
Rene Copeland | Girl at Bar |
Roger Black | Bartender |
Angus MacLachlan | Waiter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dan Allingham | Producer |
Julius J. Epstein | Producer |
Philip B. Epstein | Producer |
Walter Shenson | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1984 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |