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Memories of Me

1988 · 103 min

A gentle, bittersweet father-son story that balances light humor with quiet emotional weight, asking for patient engagement.

Directed by
Henry Winkler
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams
Tagline
Abbie Polin never told anyone the terrible secret about his father... he's alive and well and living in Hollywood.
Overview
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years. Lisa, the romantic interest in Abbie's life, bonds with Abe, who gets along famously with everyone but his son. Abe begins having memory loss and eventually is diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He and his son grow closer in time and, before it's too late, Abbie tries to get Abe a speaking role in a film.

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Directed by
Henry Winkler
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Henry Winkler
Written by
Eric Roth, Billy Crystal
Starring
Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, Janet Carroll, David Ackroyd, Phil Fondacaro, Robert Pastorelli, Mark L. Taylor
Music
Georges Delerue
Cinematography
Andrew Dintenfass
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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