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Director Paul Mazursky (Scenes From a Mall) takes a bite out of Hollywood with a hilarious look at the artistic sell-out. Starring Danny Aiello, Dyan Cannon Shelly Winters, Jerry Stiller, Chris Penn, and Ally Sheedy, this merciless comedy exposes the underside of themovie land commercialism with a crisp sense of humor, a knowing edge, and supporting cast boasting the talents of Clotilde Courau, Barry Miller, Little Richard, Spalding Gray, and a host of celebrity cameos. Harry Stone (Aiello) always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry just wanted to get out of debt;and now everyone he's ever known, loved and neglected is standing in line for tickets. In the angst-filled hours before the lights go down for the New York premiere, his mother, children, agent, ex-wives and girlfriend lend their support in this high-pressure comedy. Harry has no choice but to pucker up and laugh along.

He's caught in a pickle and everyone is watching!

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Starring: Danny Aiello, Dyan Cannon, Clotilde Courau

Released: April 30, 1993

Runtime: 103.0

Popularity Rating: 0.911

Columbia Pictures

United States of America

Harry Stone Danny Aiello
Ellen Stone Dyan Cannon
Francoise Clotilde Courau
Yetta Shelley Winters
Ronnie Liebowitz Barry Miller
Phil Hirsch Jerry Stiller
Gregory Stone Chris Penn
President Little Richard
Yakimoto Yakimura Jodi Long
Carrie Rebecca Miller
Mike Krakower Stephen Tobolowsky
Nancy Osborne Caroline Aaron
Molly-Girl / Herself Ally Sheedy
Bernadette Linda Carlson
Doctor Spalding Gray
Russian Cap Driver Elya Baskin
Butch Levine Paul Mazursky
Young Butch Michael Shulman
Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited) Dudley Moore
Planet Cleveland Woman (uncredited) Isabella Rossellini
Himself (uncredited) Donald Trump

Directing — Director: Paul Mazursky
Writing — Writer: Paul Mazursky