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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300247529
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 630024752X
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: May 19, 1993
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 22107
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: June 18, 1982
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
During a downturn in his career, Al Pacino starred in this unfortunate comedy about a guy coping with a new romance, a house full of kids, and a new play--and doing a bad job of it. Pacino is a playwright who is convinced that he's about to have his first stage success. As opening night approaches, his wife bolts from the marriage, abandoning him with five kids (only one of whom is his). While he tries to juggle rewrites and a potential entanglement with a flighty actress and a demanding producer and director, he also has to solve his baby-sitting woes. Talk about trying to do it all. If only the material was as funny as Pacino, who may have made this film out of allegiance to its writer, Israel Horovitz, whose play The Indian Wants the Bronx gave Pacino one of his breakthrough roles in the early 1960s. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Cut Scenes
Does anyone know why FOX dropped the last scene from the the DVD release?
I notice that other reviewers are baffled too, so any info posted here would be helpful. Thanks.
Rating:  - Mixed feelings, some soild points
There are two good things to be said of Arthur Hiller's Author! Author!
(at the Plaza): Tuesday Weld and Dyan Cannon. The former plays Al
Pacino's wife, the latter his mistress. Both are actresses of
distinction. Both look terrific. Both should be reminded that this too
shall pass.
As Broadway playwright Ivan Travalian, an Armenian Neil Simon, Al
Pacino is another matter. Pacino is an actor of distinction, but he
does not look terrific - he looks, ... Read More
Rating: - AUthor Author
DVD was delivered in good time, faster than stated. DVD was in good condition. HOwever was disappointed to find that the DVD version crops off the original beginning and 10 minutes off the end. The oriinal screen and VHS version ends with a celebration the next day in Ivan's bedroom with the kids hitting Ivan with a cake! The DVD version ends on the street the night before in front of the news stand. Disappointing.
Rating: - Where's the ending!!!!
I finally find one of my all time favorite Pacino movies on DVD only to have the ending scene cut!! Why the hell are things like this done?! DVDs are supposed to offer special features, cast interviews and missing scenes. Maybe when the next version of this movie is released it will contain the missing scenes from this release!!! A BIG disappointment!!
Rating:  - Stop changing these movies
First let me say, I am glad that this is finally on DVD. I have been looking for this one. Second what is with these companies. They changed the ending. Ok, not changed it, THEY TOOK IT OUT. I enjoyed this movie when it first came out. It should how a father struggled to make ends meat with 5 kids. Having to deal with a cheating wife, and still write a play. It showed the love that a father has in these kids. Mind you only one is his. The other 4 are his by marriage and he loves them as if they were ... Read More
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