Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

  • R
  • 11/23/1994 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 5m

New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker.

Overview

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

Alan Rudolph

Director, Writer

Randy Sue Coburn

Writer

Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh's headshot

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Dorothy Parker
Campbell Scott's headshot

Campbell Scott

Robert Benchley
Matthew Broderick's headshot

Matthew Broderick

Charles MacArthur
Peter Gallagher's headshot

Peter Gallagher

Alan Campbell
Jennifer Beals's headshot

Jennifer Beals

Gertrude Benchley
Andrew McCarthy's headshot

Andrew McCarthy

Eddie Parker
Wallace Shawn's headshot

Wallace Shawn

Horatio Byrd
Martha Plimpton's headshot

Martha Plimpton

Jane Grant

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