Author! Author! (1982)
"Anyone can be a father. But not every father deserves a standing ovation."
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👍 69%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
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Cast
Bob Elliott as Patrick Dicker
Ray Goulding as Jackie Dicker
Eric Gurry as Igor
Elva Josephson as Bonnie (as Elva Leff)
Is Author! Author! good?
It's divisive. 69% audience score, estimated from 121 TMDB ratings.
Overview
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her. Wikipedia ↗
