Used People (1992)

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After the death of her husband, Pearl Berman (Shirley MacLaine) finds herself being courted by an admiring Italian neighbor, Joe Meledandri (Marcello Mastroianni). Despite the objections of Pearl's mother (Jessica Tandy), and her two grown daughters, Norma (Marcia Gay Harden) and Bibby (Kathy Bates), Joe continues to pursue the reluctant Pearl and play an important role in the day-to-day life of her family.
  • Rating:
    PG-13
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Romance
  • Directed By:
    Beeban Kidron
  • Written By:
    Todd Graff
  • In Theaters:
     wide
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Cast

Shirley MacLaine
as Pearl
Marcello Mastroianni
as Joe
Kathy Bates
as Bibby
Jessica Tandy
as Freida
Marcia Gay Harden
as Norma
Sylvia Sidney
as Becky
Joe Pantoliano
as Frank
Swee'Pea
as Matthew Branton
Bob Dishy
as Jack
Emma Tammi
as Young Bibby
Asia Vieira
as Young Norma
Lee Wallace
as Uncle Harry
Louis Guss
as Uncle Normy
Gil Filar
as Mark
Maia Filar
as Rhonda
Mary Colquhoun
Irving Metzman
as Uncle Al
Matthew Branton
as Swee'Pea
David Gow
as Bill the Jeweler
Doris Roberts
as Aunt Lonnie
Helen Hanft
as Aunt Ruthie
Jeremy Trancz
as Cousin Matthew
Stuart Stone
as Cousin Stevie
Rosario Russo
as Theresa
Charles Cioffi
as Paolo
Diane D'Aquila
as Rose
Sam Hutchinson
as Crying Baby
Ida Bernardini
as Aunt Louisa
Ida Bemardini
as Aunt Louisa
Jane Richardson
as Joy
Janet Richardson
as Carla
Philip Williams
as Vic
Michael Ricupero
as Eddie
Genevieve Langlois
as French Teacher
Luba Goy
as Nursing Home Staff Member
Dominic Cuzzocrea
as Rabbi
Jim Millan
as Priest
Stephanie Voves
as Girl at Wedding
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Critic Reviews for Used People

All Critics (15) | Top Critics (4)

A comedy that can make you cry, Used People is the season's most pleasant surprise.

Feb 13, 2018 | Full Review…
Newsweek
Top Critic

Has the feel of a film which has been created, with the help of lifestyle questionnaires... [and] for all that, the end product is chilling rather than romantic.

Jul 24, 2018 | Full Review…
The Spectator

A soap opera with suds, this meller gives a bad name to the woman's picture in its story of a Jewish widow-matriarch and her dysfunctional family (mom, two problematic daughters), thrown off its shaken balance when Mastroianni's Italian charmer arrives

Sep 1, 2006 | Rating: C | Full Review…
EmanuelLevy.Com

Well-observed but shapeless mainstream romantic comedy that reminds one of Moonstruck.

Feb 10, 2005 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

An old-fashioned melodrama with equal doses of laughter and tears.

Jul 12, 2003 | Full Review…
Spirituality and Practice

Mastroianni and MacLaine are both fine, but the film is a little too cutesy for its own good.

Jul 2, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
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