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.
Stanley & Iris
“Some people need love spelled out for them.”
Overview
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.
Director
Martin Ritt
Budget
23.0M
Revenue
5.8M
Status
Released
Production
Star Partners II, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lantana Productions
Cast
Jane Fonda
Iris King
Robert De Niro
Stanley Cox
Swoosie Kurtz
Sharon
Martha Plimpton
Kelly King
Jamey Sheridan
Joe
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Leonides Cox
Zohra Lampert
Elaine
Loretta Devine
Bertha
Kathy Kinney
Bernice
Harley Cross
Richard King
Julie Garfield
Belinda
Karen Ludwig
Melissa
Dortha Duckworth
Librarian
Stephen Root
Mr. Hentley
Eddie Jones
Mr. Hagen
Katherine Cortez
Jan
Mary Testa
Joanne
Fred J. Scollay
Mr. Delancey
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