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I Ought to Be in Pictures

1982108m

★ 6.8

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DramaComedy

Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.

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Watch I Ought to Be in Pictures full movie online for free in HD quality on Watch Online Stream. Stream from Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video, and more without any subscription or sign up. Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.

Cast

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Herbert Tucker

Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret

Steffy Blondell

Dinah Manoff

Dinah Manoff

Libby Tucker

Lance Guest

Lance Guest

Gordon

Michael Dudikoff

Michael Dudikoff

Boy on bus

Eugene Butler

Eugene Butler

Marty

David Faustino

David Faustino

Martin

Martin Ferrero

Martin Ferrero

Monte Del Rey

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Baseball Fan

Art LaFleur

Art LaFleur

Baseball Fan

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