Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)
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| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Produced by | Peter Bart Max Palevsky |
| Screenplay by | David Giler Jerry Belson Mordecai Richler |
| Story by | Gerald Gaiser |
| Starring | George Segal Jane Fonda |
| Music by | Ernest Gold |
| Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Edited by | Danford B. Greene |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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99 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | USD$3 million |
Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film is caustically critical of the 'anarchy' of the American way of life.
The character names come from the Dick and Jane series of children's educational books and the title is taken from the title of one of the books in the series.
Plot
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Cast
- George Segal as Dick Harper
- Jane Fonda as Jane Harper
- Ed McMahon as Charlie Blanchard
- Dick Gautier as Dr. Will
- Allan Miller as Loan company manager
- Hank Garcia as Raoul Esteban
- John Dehner as Jane's father
- Mary Jackson as Jane's mother
- Walter Brooke as Mr. Weeks
- Sean Frye as Billy
- Fred Willard as Bob
- Thayer David as Deacon
- Burke Byrnes as Roger
- Dewayne Jesse as Robber
- Anne Ramsey as Employment applicant
- Jon Christian Erickson as Transsexual
- Jay Leno (uncredited) as Carpenter
Remake
A remake, also entitled Fun with Dick and Jane was released in 2005, starring Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni.
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Fun with Dick and Jane at IMDb
- Fun with Dick and Jane at the TCM Movie Database
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- 1977 films
- English-language films
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- 1970s comedy films
- American films
- American comedy films
- American satirical films
- American criminal comedy films
- Heist films
- Films directed by Ted Kotcheff
- Columbia Pictures films
- Mordecai Richler
- Termination of employment in popular culture
- Film scores by Ernest Gold
