Stanley & Iris (1990)

6.3PG-13100 minDirector: Martin Ritt

1990 film by Martin Ritt

Stanley & Iris is a 1990 American romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Jane Fonda and Robert De Niro. The screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch is loosely based on the 1982 novel Union Street by Pat Barker.

The original music score is composed by John Williams, and the cinematography is by Donald McAlpine. The film was marketed with the tagline "Some people need love spelled out for them". It is the final film for the Ritt, Frank and Ravetch trio, as Ritt died ten months after the film's release, while Ravetch and Frank retired after the film's release. It is also the last film in which Fonda would appear for 15 years until 2005's Monster-in-Law.

The film was panned by critics and was a box-office bomb.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is Stanley & Iris about?
Stanley & Iris (1990) — Stanley Cox is an illiterate short-order cook who has never taken a chance at love. Iris King is a newly widowed factory worker who has vowed never to love again. Still grieving eight months after her husband's death, she lives from paycheck to paycheck and raises two children. T
Is Stanley & Iris based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Stanley & Iris scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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