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Marvin's Room is a movie based off the play of the same name by Scott McPherson. Meryl Streep was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Lee in the film.
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Fast Facts
- Release date: December 18, 1996
- Director: Jerry Zaks
- Screenwriter: Scott McPherson
- Producers: Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Scott Rudin
- Distributor: Miramax Films
- Composer: Rachel Portman
- MPAA rating: PG-13
- Run time: 98 minutes
- Tagline: A story about the years that keep us apart... And the moments that bring us together.
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A leukemia patient tries to end a 20-year fight with her sister in an attempt to receive her bone marrow for a transplant. -
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Lee
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Hank
- Diane Keaton as Bessie
- Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally
- Hume Cronyn as Marvin
- Gwen Verdon as Ruth
- Hal Scardino as Charlie
- Dan Hedaya as Bob
- Margo Martindale as Dr. Charlotte
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@northbaynugget | November 09, 2009 02:33 PM -
@amber_benson Had same prob when I was in Marvin's Room in college. Director SCREAMED "Jill! Get comfortable with that cigarette DAMMIT!"
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For those wondering (hi, @saynomorgan!), Marvin's Room won tonight's Cagematch! Still undefeated!
@TheTorchTheatre | November 08, 2009 08:20 AM -
In about an hour, Dangerville faces Marvin's Room in @TheTorchTheatre's Cagematch! We will be our own musical accompanists! Catch the fever!
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In 90 mins, champs, Marvin's Room, vs Dangerville in Cagematch! It's gonna be an improv explosion @Space55 (636 E Pierce, #PHX)! $5!
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Scott McPherson's off-Broadway hit made a strong transition to the screen in this 1996 film by director Jerry Zaks. Diane Keaton stars as a woman who, while taking care of her vegetating father in Florida, discovers that she has leukemia. O...
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Leonardo DiCaprio (TITANIC, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN) drives an electrifying performance as the criminally rebellious son in this funny and stirring tale of one family's humor and heartache. Seventeen years ago, fiercely independent Lee (Meryl S...
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