Dinner at Eight

– A wry, insightful comedy of manners in which somewhat dizzy society matron Millicent Jordan arranges..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1989
Dinner at Eight (1989)

A wry, insightful comedy of manners in which somewhat dizzy society matron Millicent Jordan arranges a dinner party to honor some visiting aristocrat while remaining oblivious to her husband's health and financial problems as well as her daughter's feelings and emotions. Party guests include the vain, the greedy, and the self-absorbed.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

11 Dec 1989

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
TV-14 – For Age 14 and Above

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Programs rated TV-14 contains material that parents or adult guardians may find unsuitable for children under the age of 14. The FCC warns that "Parents are cautioned to exercise some care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended." Programs with this rating contain crude humor, drug/alcohol use, inappropriate language, strong violence (may include some amounts of blood and gore), and moderate suggestive themes or dialogue.

Director:

Ron Lagomarsino

Writer:

George S. Kaufman (play), Edna Ferber (play), Frances Marion (earlier screenplay), Herman J. Mankiewicz (earlier screenplay), Donald Ogden Stewart (additional dialogue), Sam Harris (additional dialogue), Tom Griffin (teleplay)

Main Actors:

John Mahoney, Marsha Mason, Stacy Edwards, Charles Durning

Plot:

A wry, insightful comedy of manners in which somewhat dizzy society matron Millicent Jordan arranges a dinner party to honor some visiting aristocrat while remaining oblivious to her husband's health and financial problems as well as her daughter's feelings and emotions. Party guests include the vain, the greedy, and the self-absorbed.

Production:

Turner Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10