1992
R
Rainbow Releasing
1 h 50 m

1992
R
Rainbow Releasing
1 h 50 m

Summary A comedy about a screenwriter (Robert Wuhl), whose old movie script is read by a producer (Martin Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Danny Aiello, Robert De Niro, and Eli Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make chan...

Directed By: Barry Primus

Written By: J.F. Lawton, Barry Primus

1992
R
Rainbow Releasing
1 h 50 m

1992
R
Rainbow Releasing
1 h 50 m

Mistress

Name: Mistress
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1992-07-24
Duration: 1 min 50 s
Rating: 63
Cast: Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Vasek Simek, Thomas R. Voth, Jace Alexander

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Barry Primus

Written By: J.F. Lawton, Barry Primus

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Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

52% Positive
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48% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

52% Positive
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48% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Orlando Sentinel

Mistress has a few weak patches, but they're directly tied to the production's funky charm, and without them, the film might not be half so engaging. All things considered, I wouldn't change one word. [27 Nov 1992, p.18]

By Jay Boyar FULL REVIEW

The Seattle Times

The light approach almost derails the movie; without being cheap or misleading, Mistress is a feel-good movie that could've had a sharper sting. It's less satirical and probably more realistic than The Player, but it's also more predictably diagrammed. [28 Aug 1992, p.26]

By Jeff Shannon FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie lacks the cleanedged economy of the screenplay for The Player, and it could have benefitted from less talkiness and fewer characters, but as a portrait of a particular Hollywood strata it is bittersweet and knowledgeable.

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

Washington Post

Landau and Wuhl give especially heartfelt performances under the obviously sympathetic direction of Barry Primus, who based the story on his own attempts to finance a project.

By Rita Kempley FULL REVIEW

The Associated Press

While Mistress might gnaw a bit at the problems it tries to confront, it never really sinks its teeth into them. [15 Mar 1993]

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Chicago Tribune

The satire is finally too thin and familiar (and not just from The Player - most of the observations here have been staples of the Hollywood comedy since the early '30s) to support the movie's pervasive tone of sourness and disgust. [21 Aug 1992, p.J]

By Dave Kehr FULL REVIEW

Empire

While Landau, Aiello and a brief appearance by Christopher Walken do perk things up, it's a tediously indulgent, redundant work.

By Angie Errigo FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Meir Teper, Mistress Productions, Tribeca Productions

Release Date Jul 24, 1992

Duration 1 h 50 m

Rating R

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Tagline The Director Had A Vision. The Producers All Had Girlfriends.

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Robert Wuhl

Marvin Landisman

Martin Landau

Jack Roth

Vasek Simek

Hans

Thomas R. Voth

Stagehand

Jace Alexander

Stuart Stratland, Jr.

Mary Mercier

Shelby's Waitress

Tuesday Knight

Peggy Pauline

Eli Wallach

George Lieberhoff

Danny Aiello

Carmine Rasso

Jean Smart

Patricia Riley

Robert De Niro

Evan M. Wright

William L. Rotko

Valet

Dimitri Dimitrov

Maitre d'

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Beverly Dumont

Chuck Low

Bernie

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Laurie Metcalf

Rachel Landisman

Fríða Aradóttir

Mrs. Evan M. Wright

Raphaela Rose Primus

Raphaela Wright

Christopher Walken

Warren Zell

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