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Released
1988 · FILM

Memories of Me

“Abbie Polin never told anyone the terrible secret about his father... he's alive and well and living in Hollywood.”

Directed by
Henry Winkler
Written by
Eric Roth, Billy Crystal
Runtime
103 min
ComedyDrama
Streaming on
  • Prime Video

Synopsis

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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Principal cast & crew: 20

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Peter E BergerShot by Andrew DintenfassScored by Georges DelerueDesigned by William J Cassidy

Box Office

1988 · Box office

Grossed $4.0M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$4.0M

Worldwide gross$4.0M

Also known as

  • Memories of Me - Das tragisch-komische Leben eines großartigen Versagersde
  • Alla scoperta di papàit

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