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Meeting Spencer

Meeting Spencer

2011Movie⏱️ 1h 28mR
Comedy
5.6
IMDB Rating
157 votes

During one fateful night at Frankie & Johnnie's steakhouse in Manhattan, famed (but fading) director Harris Chappell (Tambor) plans to re-launch his Broadway career after suffering a humiliating series of flops in Hollywood.

Director
Malcolm Mowbray
Writers
Andrew Kole, Andrew Delaplaine, Scott Kasdin
Stars
Jeffrey Tambor, Jesse Plemons, Don Stark
Release Date
April 8, 2011
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 8
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Tambor
as Harris Chappell
Jesse Plemons
Jesse Plemons
as Spencer West
Don Stark
Don Stark
as Wolfie
Yvonne Zima
Yvonne Zima
as Sophia Martinelli
William Morgan Sheppard
William Morgan Sheppard
as Larry Lind
Jill Marie Jones
Jill Marie Jones
as Nikki Ross
Caroline Aaron
Caroline Aaron
as Nancy Diamond
Melinda McGraw
Melinda McGraw
as Didi Ravenal
Mark Harelik
Mark Harelik
as David Thiel
Roberto Sanchez
Roberto Sanchez
as Ricardo

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Production
George G. Braunstein Productions

🏷️ Keywords

nightdirectornew york citymanhattan new york citytheater director

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Like Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway" but wittier dialog!
by salguero102012-02-13
10/10

"Never knew Jeffrey Tambor was THAT good an actor. But the supporting actors are just perfectly cast, so there's not a single wrong note anywhere in the film. Tambor really shines in this movie. It's like a British farce, but slowed down for American audiences, it seems to me. I can just imagine what this would have been like if Howard Hawks had directed it. ("His Girl Friday" anybody?). It's got that kind of witty dialog you might remember from Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway," but they didn't have Woody's budget (especially for music, tho..."

📖 Synopsis

During one fateful night at Frankie & Johnnie's steakhouse in Manhattan, famed (but fading) director Harris Chappell (Tambor) plans to re-launch his Broadway career after suffering a humiliating series of flops in Hollywood.