Stanley & Iris (1990)

  • PG-13
  • 02/09/1990 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 44m

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.

Martin Ritt

Director

Irving Ravetch

Screenplay

Pat Barker

Novel

Harriet Frank Jr.

Screenplay

Cast

Jane Fonda's headshot

Jane Fonda

Iris King
Robert De Niro's headshot

Robert De Niro

Stanley Cox
Swoosie Kurtz's headshot

Swoosie Kurtz

Sharon
Martha Plimpton's headshot

Martha Plimpton

Kelly King
Jamey Sheridan's headshot

Jamey Sheridan

Joe
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.'s headshot

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Leonides Cox
Zohra Lampert's headshot

Zohra Lampert

Elaine
Loretta Devine's headshot

Loretta Devine

Bertha

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