Used People
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Beeban Kidron
Shirley Maclaine
Marcello Mastroianni
Kathy Bates
Marcia Gay Harden
Jessica Tandy
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in 1969, the story of a recently widowed Jewish woman from Queens, New York, and her relationship with her family and the Italian man who has loved her from afar for many years.
Director
Beeban Kidron
Cast
Shirley Maclaine
Marcello Mastroianni
Kathy Bates
Marcia Gay Harden
Jessica Tandy
Sylvia Sidney
Bob Dishy
Doris Roberts
Charles Cioffi
Joe Pantoliano
Jeremy Trancz
Gil Filar
Ida Bernardini
Dave Weinman
Rosaria Russo
Philip Williams
Jim Millan
Louis Guss
Luba Goy
Emma Tammi
Helen Hanft
Matthew Branton
Stephanie Voves
Domenic Cuzzocrea
Irving Metzman
Genevieve Langlois
Michael Ricupero
Jane Richardson
Robert James
Maia Filar
Asia Vieira
Stuart Stone
Janet Richardson
Lee Wallace
Sam Hutchinson
David Gow
J Tracy Budd
Diane D'aquila
Crew
Bill Abbott
Alex Algarin
Louis Alter
Jill E Anderson
Christopher Assells
Michael Badalucco
Lothar Bahr
Sirad Balducci
Moe Bardach
Michael Barnathan
Gordon M Barnes
Joe Barzo
Robert Baskerville
Suzanne Benoit
Paul F Bernard
Kathryn Bihr
Patricia Birch
Michael Bird
Susan Bode
Beth Boigon
Paul Bolton
Jennifer Bower
Sara Boyd
Ray Boyle
Richard Brenin
Pat Brennan
Laurel Breshnahan
Ann Brodie
Cameron Brooke
Whitney Brown
Mike Buckman
Joe Burke
Gary Burritt
Rick Butler
John Cambria
Anthony Cappello
Linda Carling
Mitch Carter
David Orin Charles
Kim Chipman
Lisa Cholodenko
Kim Chow
Caroline Clements
Ross Clydesdale
David Coatsworth
Linda Cohen
Andrew D Cooke
Stuart Copley
John Craigmile
Anthony Creco
Greg Crouser
Viktoria Cseh
Joe Daly
Chris David
George Davis
Rodger Dean
Vicki Dee
Lee Diamond
Charlotte Disher
John Dondertman
Tommy Dorsey
Dennis Dragon
Marya Duplaga
Roy Elliston
Victor Ennis
Joe Facey
Joseph Fanning
Ned Farr
Sylvia Fay
Jack Feldman
Michael D. Fennell
T Sean Ferguson
Anne-marie Ferney
Mary Finlay
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Ashleigh Flynn
Jillian Flynn
Douglas Foote
Gina Fowler
Brad Francis
John K Fundus
Douglas Ganton
Walter Gasparovic
Marvin Gaye
Ron Gillham
Avram D Gold
Glen Goodchild
Barry Goodwin
Tommy Goodwin
Jolie Gorchov
Larry Gordon
Todd Graff
Todd Graff
Doug Graham
Richard Guinness
Tim Guinness
Peter G Hackman
Mara Hade
David S Hamby
George Hamer
Jeff Hand
Michael Harding
Bill Harman
Shell Hecht
Eugene Hedderman
Norm Henderson
Ron Hewitt
Edward Heyman
Elizabeth Himmelstein
Howard Himmelstein
Dominic Hoffman
Stephen Hollocker
Delroy M Hunter
Thomas Imperato
Michael Ingber
Michael Ingber
Edward A Ioffredda
Fred Ionson
Roy O Irvine
Dennis Jacobson
Shauna Jamison
David Jaquest
Buddy Johnson
Tom Jones
Gregory Keen
Mary A Kelly
Jim Kennedy
Enid Kent
Jaynne Keyes
Lou Kleinman
Cal Kohne
Craig Kohne
Bill Kowalchuk
Bill Kowalchuk
Matthew Lammerich
Donna Lynn Leavy
Joseph Lederer
Lisette Lefevre
Edgar Leslie
Daniel J Lester
Henry P Leto
Lloyd Levin
Dick Lewzey
Lisa Lovas
Tony Lucibello
Brian Macdonald
James Mahr
Dennis Maitland
Kim Maitland
Tod A Maitland
Martin Malivoire
Scott Mansfield
Tristan Marciano
Dan Marjanovich
John Marmora
Joe Mayer
James Mazzola
Jeff Mazzola
Jim Mccammon
Blanche Mcdermaid
Jim Mcgrane
Sandy Mcleod
Mara Mcsweeny
Ted Miller
Gordon Mills
Richard Minchenberg
Dick Mingalone
Nick Miscusi
Vera Mitchell
Amy Moar
Brian Montague
Tim Murton
Aaron Neville
Chris Nixon
Peter Nunnery
Harald Ortenburger
Richard Overton
Richard Parker
Allyn Partin
Elisa Pensler-gabrielli
Susan Perry
Linda Petty
John Phillips
Susan Pickett
Ronald Plant
Diana Pokorny
Roni Wheeler Poole
Rachel Portman
Rachel Portman
David Pratt
Mary G Pratt
Carlos Quiles
Jan Rabson
Karyn Rachtman
Peggy Rajski
Glenn H Randall
Bruce Raymer
Les Reed
Tim Reilly
Robert Renga
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for two Golden Globe (1992) awards, including best actress -- musical or comedy (Shirley Maclaine) and best actor -- musical or comedy (Marcello Mastroianni).
Expanded Release in United States December 30, 1992
Released in United States on Video May 26, 1993
Released in United States Winter December 16, 1992
Wide Release in United States January 22, 1993
Film noted: "'Used People' is based on material from Todd Graff's 'The Grandma Plays' which received its world premiere at The Vinyard Theatre, New York City."
American feature film debut for British director Beeban Kidron.
Began shooting September 9, 1991.
Completed shooting November 18, 1991.
First American film for Marcello Mastroianni.
This film marks the first time that actress Shirley Maclaine, in a career that began with Alfred Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry" (USA/55), has been directed by a female.
Wide Release in United States January 22, 1993
Released in United States Winter December 16, 1992
Expanded Release in United States December 30, 1992
Released in United States on Video May 26, 1993