I Ought to Be in Pictures 42 years old

Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.

I Ought to Be in Pictures

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.

Credits

I Ought to Be in Pictures Cast

Name Character
Michael Dudikoff He was 27, now 70 years old as Boy on bus
Walter Matthau He was 61, 79 years old when he died as Herbert Tucker
Dinah Manoff She was 26, now 68 years old as Libby Tucker
Ann-Margret She was 40, now 83 years old as Steffy Blondell
David Faustino He was 8, now 50 years old as Martin
Lance Guest He was 21, now 64 years old as Gordon
Martin Ferrero He was 34, now 77 years old as Monte Del Rey
Allan Graf He was 32, now 74 years old as Baseball Fan
Bill Cross He was 64, 97 years old when he died as Truck Driver
Eugene Butler He was 87, 100 years old when he died as Marty
Shelby Balik as Shelley

I Ought to Be in Pictures Crew

Name Department
Albert Brenner as Production Design. He was 56 (now 98) years old Art
Sidney Levin as Editor. He was 17 (now 24) years old Editing
Jennifer Shull as Casting. She was 49 (now 91) years old Production
Roger M. Rothstein as Executive Producer. He was 46 (53) years old when He died Production
David M. Walsh as Director of Photography. He was 50 (now 93) years old Camera
Ruth Morley as Costume Design. She was 56 (65) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
Marvin Hamlisch as Original Music Composer. He was 37 (68) years old when He died Sound
Charles Matthau as Associate Producer. He was 19 (now 61) years old Production
Neil Simon as Producer. He was 54 (91) years old when He died Production
Neil Simon as Screenplay. He was 54 (91) years old when He died Writing
Neil Simon as Theatre Play. He was 54 (91) years old when He died Writing
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I Ought to Be in Pictures (42 years)

Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.

  • Release day: Friday, March 26, 1982
  • Runtime: 108 minutes