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First Monday in October (1981)

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Release Date: Aug 21, 1981 Wide

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The election of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court rendered the premise of First Monday in October anachronistic before the picture was even released; ignoring this, however, the film is supremely entertaining (no pun intended). Jill Clayburgh stars as Ruth Loomis, the first lady justice ever appointed to the Court. She's a conservative, while her principal foe on the bench, Dan Snow (Walter Matthau), is an old-line liberal. The film glides along on a predictable Tracy-Hepburn course until

R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Comedy, Romance

Directed By: Ronald Neame

Written By: Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee

In Theaters: Aug 21, 1981 Wide

On DVD: Jul 6, 2004

Paramount Home Video

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Cast

Walter Matthau
Dan Snow
Jill Clayburgh
Ruth Loomis
Barnard Hughes
Chief Justice Crawford
Jan Sterling
Christine Snow
James Stephens
Mason Woods
Joshua Bryant
Bill Russell
Wiley Harker
Justice Harold Webb
F.J. O'Neil
Justice Waldo Thompson
Charles Lampkin
Justice Josiah Clewes
Lew Palter
Justice Benjamin Halper...
Richard McMurray
Justice Richard Carey
Herb Vigran
Justice Ambrose Quincy
Arthur Adams
Dallas Alinder
Norman
Nick Angotti
Plaintiff's Attorney
James Brodhead
Court Marshal
Jordan Charney
Doctor
Ann Doran
Storekeeper
Bebe Drake-Massey
Nurse
Hugh Gillin
Southern Senator
Dudley Knight
Assistant Manager
Mary Munday
Head Nurse
Bob Sherman
Wendy E. Taylor
Cab Driver
Noble Willingham
Nebraska Attorney
Dick Winslow
Barber
William Clark
David Graham
Richard McKenzie
Hostile Senator
Joe Michael Terry
Edwin M. Adams
Clergyman
Olive Dunbar
Ms. Radabaugh
Sig Frohlich
Custodian
Dale E. House
Pilot
Stanley Lawrence
Court Guard
Edmund Stoiber
Committee Chairman
Jim Vanko
Chief Ranger
Ray Colbert
Senator

Critic Reviews for First Monday in October

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First Day in October puts up front the precise comic timing of Walter Matthau as an outspoken liberal justice of the Supreme Court.

January 31, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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An uneven story and pairing of two great actors slows the pace of what is at times a funny film about the judicial system. Fans of Walter Matthau and Jill Clayburgh will be more enthralled than others. Still, funny one liners and comedic debates between the two stars will make this a fun film to watch!!!!!!!

June 4, 2008

Leo Blaschke

Amazing dialog. Hysterical and thought provoking film about learning to respect your idealogical adversaries. (T)

May 10, 2007

Sheryl Zettner

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