“Some people need love spelled out for them.”
Stanley & Iris
6.5
175 votes·1990
·1h 44m
·MovieDramaRomance
Overview
An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.3x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Significant financial loss
Keywords
widoweducationbakerylovetutor
Cast
Jane Fonda
Iris King
Robert De Niro
Stanley Cox
Swoosie Kurtz
Sharon
Martha Plimpton
Kelly King
Jamey Sheridan
Joe
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Leonides Cox
Zohra Lampert
Elaine
Loretta Devine
Bertha
Kathy Kinney
Bernice
Harley Cross
Richard King
Julie Garfield
Belinda
Karen Ludwig
Melissa
Dortha Duckworth
Librarian
Stephen Root
Mr. Hentley
Eddie Jones
Mr. Hagen
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