Nuts (1987)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Martin Ritt

Writers:

Tom Topor (play)
Tom Topor (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 November 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS

Plot:

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

Plot Keywords:

Court | Self Defense | Murder | Freedom | Courtroom Scene

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

Cast

Barbra Streisand	...	Claudia Draper
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Aaron Levinsky
Maureen Stapleton	...	Rose Kirk
Karl Malden	...	Arthur Kirk
Eli Wallach	...	Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
Robert Webber	...	Francis MacMillan
James Whitmore	...	Judge Stanley Murdoch
Leslie Nielsen	...	Allen Green
William Prince	...	Clarence Middleton
Dakin Matthews	...	1st Judge
Paul Benjamin	...	Harry Harrison
Warren Manzi	...	Saul Kreiglitz
Elizabeth Hoffman	...	Dr. Johnson
Castulo Guerra	...	Dr. Arantes
Stacy Bergman	...	16 year-old Claudia

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | West Germany:16 (f) | France:Unrated | Canada:14A (TV rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (#28774)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The soundtrack of the film was available briefly on a 3-inch (7.62-centimeter) compact disc released by Columbia Records.

Quotes:

Claudia Draper: I know women who marry men they despise so they can drive a Mercedes and spend summers in the Hamptons.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Boys Life: Three Stories of Love, Lust, and Liberation (1994)

Soundtrack:

HERE WE ARE AT LAST

her Art imitates her life too much

For 40+ years she has awed and amazed us with her singing performances. Then she established herself as a legendary comedic actress (Funny Girl, Hello Dolly, Owl and the Pussycat, What's Up Doc?, For Pete's Sake, and even the crappy Main Event) "The Way We Were" worked, but it was her first drama and early in her career. But now at this late point in her(movie) career, she has hit iconic status. She has become larger than life. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible, no matter how good the role or how well acted, we just cannot forget that we are watching Barbra Streisand PLAYING a role, much less a high priced call girl accused of murdering one of her clients. For this very reason, I also could not buy her as a world renowned psychiatrist in "Prince of Tides". It's a real paradox; while Streisand acts her ass off and tries to be convincing in a role, she then needs to remind us that she is BARBRA STREISAND and art imitates life. Take "The Mirror Has Two Faces"; Barbra as the frumpy "Rose" delights us for 2/3's of the movie, but then she blows a wonderful performance by glamming it up as the new transformed, well coiffed, gorgeous new Rose. Streisand just doesn't get that in reality, it's the frumpy lovelorn ugly duckling that the world fell in love with in the first place.