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Memories of Me is a american film of genre Drama directed by Henry Winkler released in USA on 28 september 1988 with Billy Crystal
Memories of Me (1988)
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Add to a movie listMemories of Me is a 1988 film by director Henry Winkler, starring Billy Crystal, Alan King, and JoBeth Williams.
This was the first movie directed by Winkler, and much of it was filmed inside the MGM Studios in Culver City, California, only a few miles from Hollywood.
Synopsis
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin, a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe, who works in Hollywood as the "king of the extras." Their relationship has been strained for several years.Actors
Billy Crystal
(Abbie)
Alan King
(Abe)
JoBeth Williams
(Lisa)
David Ackroyd
(1st Assistant Director)
Janet Carroll
(Dorothy Davis)
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