
I Ought to Be in Pictures
Drama · Comedy
Overview
Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.
Top Cast


Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Herbert Tucker
Walter Matthau
Herbert Tucker


Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret
Steffy Blondell
Ann-Margret
Steffy Blondell


Dinah Manoff
Dinah Manoff
Libby Tucker
Dinah Manoff
Libby Tucker


Lance Guest
Lance Guest
Gordon
Lance Guest
Gordon


Michael Dudikoff
Michael Dudikoff
Boy on bus
Michael Dudikoff
Boy on bus


Eugene Butler
Eugene Butler
Marty
Eugene Butler
Marty


David Faustino
David Faustino
Martin
David Faustino
Martin


Martin Ferrero
Martin Ferrero
Monte Del Rey
Martin Ferrero
Monte Del Rey


Tom Wright
Tom Wright
Baseball Fan
Tom Wright
Baseball Fan


Art LaFleur
Art LaFleur
Baseball Fan
Art LaFleur
Baseball Fan
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