Stanley & Iris
“Some people need love spelled out for them.”
An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.
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Cast
18 people
Jane Fonda
Iris King
Known for
Monster-in-Law
The Newsroom
Robert De Niro
Stanley Cox
Known for
Joker
GoodFellas
Swoosie Kurtz
Sharon
Known for
Pushing Daisies
Liar Liar
Martha Plimpton
Kelly King
Known for
The Goonies
Task
Jamey Sheridan
Joe
Known for
Sully
The Stand
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Leonides Cox
Known for
The Name of the Rose
The Church
Zohra Lampert
Elaine
Known for
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Splendor in the Grass
Loretta Devine
Bertha
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
Kathy Kinney
Bernice
Known for
The Drew Carey Show
Arachnophobia
Harley Cross
Richard King
Known for
Dance with the Devil
The Believers
Julie Garfield
Belinda
Known for
Love Story
Ishtar
Karen Ludwig
Melissa
Known for
Manhattan
That Awkward Moment
Martin Ritt Director · Irving Ravetch Screenplay Harriet Frank Jr. Screenplay
Worldwide gross $5.8M · Budget $23M · United States release February 9, 1990
Box office
Budget
$23,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,820,015
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Star Partners II
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Lantana Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Letters · Union Street
Working titles
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · February 9, 1990
Physical
United States · February 9, 1990
Theatrical
Germany
May 24, 1990 · Theatrical
Italy
June 15, 1990 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 25, 1990 · Theatrical
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