SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Flanagan

Synopsis

Comedy romance feature film. James Flanagan, a 53 year-old New York cab driver, is an aspiring Shakespearean actor. He is troubled by thoughts of his father, who died of alcohol abuse when James was a teenager. He goes for an audition but is rejected and returns home to his lover, to find that she is not alone. The film includes many quotations from Shakespeare, both plays and sonnets (Flanagan can recite any sonnet on request).

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1985

Duration

97 mins

Availability

Out of distribution (2/2012)

Credits

Director

Scott Goldstein

Producer

Mark Slater; Scott Goldstein

Cinematographer

Ivan Strasburg (2)

Screenplay

Edmond Collins; Scott Goldstein

Music

Scott Goldstein

Costume

Barbara Weiss

Cast

Geraldine Page	Mama
Olympia Dukakis	Mary Flanagan
Philip Bosco	James Flanagan

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); sonnets

Production Company

Name

Tenth Muse Productions

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States