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Author! Author!

Anyone can be a father. But not every father deserves a standing ovation.

Rating 6.0 / 10Release June 18, 1982Runtime 110 min

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.

ComedyDramaRomance

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