I Ought to Be in Pictures

I Ought to Be in Pictures
Poster for Broadway production
Written by	Neil Simon
Date premiered	1979
Place premiered	Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles
Original language	English
Subject	A struggling writer is forced to come to terms with his daughter, who he has not seen for many years
Genre	Comedy drama

I Ought to Be in Pictures is a comedy drama play written by Neil Simon, his 18th. The play opened on Broadway in 1980. It was subsequently made into a film, released in 1982. The play involves a film screenwriter who has abandoned his family, and his daughter who arrives at his home, seeking his help in becoming an actress.

Production

Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, the play had its premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in 1979, with Tony Curtis as Herb. After 17 previews, the Broadway production, directed by Herbert Ross, opened on April 3, 1980, at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 324 performances. Ron Leibman (replacing Tony Curtis) as Herb, Dinah Manoff as Libby and Joyce Van Patten as Steffy comprised the cast. Bill Macy and Dick Latessa subsequently portrayed Herb.

Dinah Manoff won the 1980 Tony Award, Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Plot overview

The three-character comedy-drama involves Herbert Tucker, a struggling screenwriter with writer's block who abandoned his New York family 16 years earlier. His daughter Libby arrives at the West Hollywood home of her father, who she barely remembers. She is convinced that he can give her the Hollywood acting career she desires.

Filled with guilt and demanding love, Libby not only forces Herb to deal with the responsibilities of parenthood, but to come to terms with his on-again/off-again relationship with girlfriend Steffy.

Film adaptation

Simon adapted his play for a 1982 feature film directed by Herbert Ross. Manoff reprised her role of Libby, with Walter Matthau as Herb and Ann-Margret as Steffy. Additional characters portrayed by Lance Guest and David Faustino, among others, were added to the plot.^[1]

References

^ " 'I Ought to Be in Pictures' Film" tcm.com, retrieved August 27, 2018

External links

I Ought to Be in Pictures at the Internet Broadway Database

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Plays	Come Blow Your Horn (1961) Barefoot in the Park (1963) The Odd Couple (1965) The Star-Spangled Girl (1966) Plaza Suite (1968) Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1969) The Gingerbread Lady (1970) The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1971) The Sunshine Boys (1972) The Good Doctor (1973) God's Favorite (1974) California Suite (1976) Chapter Two (1977) I Ought to Be in Pictures (1980) Fools (1981) The Female Odd Couple (1981) Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) Biloxi Blues (1985) Broadway Bound (1986) Rumors (1988) Lost in Yonkers (1991) Jake's Women (1992) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (1993) London Suite (1995) Proposals (1997) The Dinner Party (2000) 45 Seconds from Broadway (2001) Oscar and Felix: A New Look at the Odd Couple (2002) Rose's Dilemma (2003)
Musicals	Little Me (1962) Sweet Charity (1966) Promises, Promises (1968) They're Playing Our Song (1979) The Goodbye Girl (1993)
Films	After the Fox (1966) Barefoot in the Park (1967) The Odd Couple (1968) The Out-of-Towners (1970) Plaza Suite (1971) Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972) The Heartbreak Kid (1972) The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) The Sunshine Boys (1975) Murder by Death (1976) The Goodbye Girl (1977) The Cheap Detective (1978) California Suite (1978) Chapter Two (1979) Seems Like Old Times (1980) Only When I Laugh (1981) I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) Max Dugan Returns (1983) The Lonely Guy (1984) The Slugger's Wife (1985) Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) Biloxi Blues (1988) The Marrying Man (1991) Broadway Bound (1992) Lost in Yonkers (1993) London Suite (1996) The Sunshine Boys (1996) The Odd Couple II (1998) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001) The Goodbye Girl (2004)

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