This powerfully bittersweet comedy follows the relationship that develops between nursing home residents Fonsia (Mary Tyler Moore) and Weller (Dick Van Dyke) during a series of gin games in which their ailments, misfortunes and losses are exposed in funny, honest and increasingly heated moments.
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Dick Van Dyke
Weller Martin
Known for
Night at the Museum
Mary Poppins
Mary Tyler Moore
Fonsia Dorsey
Known for
Ordinary People
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Annie Abbott
Nurse
Known for
Fat Albert
Sheila Rogers
Mrs. Mayes
Known for
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Alessandro Mastrobuono
Moving Man
Known for
Flags of Our Fathers
Arvin Brown Director · D.L. Coburn Author Tara Timpone Editor
United States release April 7, 2003 · Produced in United States
Production
PBS Hollywood
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 7, 2003
Theatrical
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