Garbo Talks
“Sometimes you can catch a star...”
When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose chase through the streets of New York City to track down the iconic star, at the expense of his personal life and much to the chagrin of his wife, Lisa. Can he find Garbo before it's too late?
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Cast
49 people
Anne Bancroft
Estelle Rolfe
Known for
The Graduate
The Elephant Man
Liz Smith
Herself
Known for
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Ron Silver
Gilbert Rolfe
Known for
Timecop
Ali
Carrie Fisher
Lisa Rolfe
Known for
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
When Harry Met Sally...
Catherine Hicks
Jane Mortimer
Known for
Child's Play
7th Heaven
Steven Hill
Walter Rolfe
Known for
Law & Order
The Firm
Howard Da Silva
Angelo Dakakis
Known for
The Lost Weekend
They Live by Night
Arlene Francis
Herself
Known for
One, Two, Three
The Thrill of It All
Dorothy Loudon
Sonya Apollinar
Known for
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Harvey Fierstein
Bernie Whitlock
Known for
Mulan
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Hermione Gingold
Elizabeth Rennick
Known for
Gigi
Bell, Book and Candle
Richard B. Shull
Shepard Plotkin
Known for
Splash
Housesitter
Sidney Lumet Director · Larry Grusin Writer Cy Coleman Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release October 12, 1984 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,493,782
Production
United Artists
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 12, 1984
Theatrical
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