Only When I Laugh
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Only When I Laugh is a 1981 American comedy-drama film, adapted from Neil Simon’s play "The Gingerbread Lady," about a recovering alcoholic actress struggling to rebuild her life and relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Only When I Laugh canonical | 5 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | loose adaptation of The Gingerbread Lady ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Gingerbread Lady
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play by Neil Simon ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alcoholism recovery
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friendship ⓘ mother-daughter relationship ⓘ personal redemption ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Glenn Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| era | 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Georgia Hines
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Georgia's close friends ⓘ Georgia's teenage daughter ⓘ |
| genre | comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotional recovery
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family relationships ⓘ show business ⓘ substance abuse ⓘ |
| hasTone |
bittersweet
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dramatic ⓘ humorous ⓘ |
| leadActor | Marsha Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Georgia Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | character-driven story ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A recovering alcoholic actress attempts to rebuild her career and repair relationships with her daughter and friends. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | actress ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 120 ⓘ |
| screenplayAuthor | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenplayOrigin | adapted from stage play ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| stars |
James Coco
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Joan Hackett NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristy McNichol NERFINISHED ⓘ Marsha Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOf | Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.