Stanley & Iris (1990)

Stanley & Iris (1990) (DVD) (*)

$28.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1990 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Martin Ritt

Written By:
Pat Barker
Harriet Frank Jr.

Actors:
Jane Fonda ..... Iris Estelle King
Robert De Niro ..... Stanley Everett Cox
Swoosie Kurtz ..... Sharon
Martha Plimpton ..... Kelly King
Harley Cross ..... Richard King
Jamey Sheridan ..... Joe Fuller
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. ..... Leonides Cox (as Feodor Chaliapin)
Zohra Lampert ..... Elaine
Loretta Devine ..... Bertha
Julie Garfield ..... Belinda
Karen Ludwig ..... Melissa
Kathy Kinney ..... Bernice
Laurel Lyle ..... Muriel
Mary Testa ..... Joanne
Katherine Cortez ..... Jan
Stephen Root ..... Mr. Hershey
Eddie Jones ..... Mr. Hagen
Fred J. Scollay ..... Mr. Delancey
Dortha Duckworth ..... Librarian
Jack Gill ..... The Pursesnatcher
Bob Aaron ..... Bakery Foreman
Gordon Masten ..... Oscar Roebuck
Richard Blackburn ..... Park Ranger
B.J. Reed ..... Park Ranger
Conrad Bergschneider ..... Apple Picker Foreman
Guy Sanvido ..... Man in Car
Michael C. Blackburn ..... Street Kid (as Michael Blackburn)
Paul Horruzey ..... Street Kid
Gerry Quigley ..... Bellhop
Shayne A. Wilson ..... Boy at Park (uncredited)

Synopsis:

In this socially conscious drama with romantic overtones, Iris (Jane Fonda) is a working mother with a job at a large commercial bakery who is still getting over the death of her husband, though her circumstances don't give her much time to grieve. She's sharing her house with her two children, Kelly (Martha Plimpton) and Richard (Harley Cross), her unemployed sister Sharon (Swoosie Kurtz), and her thuggish brother-in-law. The tensions at home become even greater when teenage Kelly announces that she's pregnant. One of the few bright spots in her life is her blossoming friendship with Stanley (Robert DeNiro), a nice guy who works in the bakery's cafeteria. However, Iris starts noticing a few odd things about Stanley and it slowly dawns on her that he can't read. When the boss figures this out, Stanley loses his job -- an especially troubling development, as Stanley has just had to put his father in a retirement home. Homeless and out of work, Stanley turns to Iris with a special request -- he'd like her to teach him how to read.

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.

A widow who works in a bakery, teaches one of her customers to read and to appreciate literature, and in the process falls in love with him.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 30 November, 2020.