Punchline | |
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Directed by | David Seltzer |
Written by | David Seltzer |
Produced by | Daniel Melnick Michael I. Rachmil |
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Cinematography | Reynaldo Villalobos |
Edited by | Bruce Green |
Music by | Gary Anderson Charles Gross |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $15 million |
Box office | $21 million (US/Canada)[1] |
Punchline is a 1988 American comedy-drama film written and directed by David Seltzer and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Its story follows a talented young comic as he helps a housewife who wants to break into stand-up comedy. It stars Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, and Mark Rydell.
The film was produced by Daniel Melnick and Michael I. Rachmil and was released on October 7, 1988. It grossed $21.0 million in the United States and Canada, against a budget of $15 million.[1] It received generally mixed reviews and has a 57% approval rating based on 21 votes on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]