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Hanging Up

2000-02-16 · 94 min · ★ 5.3

Drama · Comedy

Three sisters - Georgia, Eve, and Maddy - do what they do best with life, love, and lunacy on the telephone lines that bind - when their curmudgeonly father, Lou, is admitted to a Los Angeles Hospital. After years of wild living, intermittent affection, and constant phoning, he is finally threatening to die.

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Directors
Diane Keaton
Production companies
Nora Ephron Productions, Laurence Mark Productions, Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 60,000,000
Revenue
USD 51,880,044

Top Cast

Meg RyanMeg RyanEve Mozell Marks
Diane KeatonDiane KeatonGeorgia Mozell
Lisa KudrowLisa KudrowMaddy Mozell
Walter MatthauWalter MatthauLou Mozell
Adam ArkinAdam ArkinJoe Marks
Jesse JamesJesse JamesJesse Marks
Shaun DukeShaun DukeDr. Omar Kunundar
Ann BortolottiOgmed Kunundar
Cloris LeachmanCloris LeachmanPat Mozell
Maree CheathamMaree CheathamAngie
Myndy CristMyndy CristDr. Kelly
Edie McClurgEdie McClurgEsther
Tracee Ellis RossTracee Ellis RossKim
Libby HudsonLibby HudsonGeorgia's Assistant (Libby)
Celia WestonCelia WestonMadge Turner
Stephanie IttlesonStephanie IttlesonVictoria
Charles MatthauCharles MatthauYoung Lou
Paige WolfeSix-Year-Old Eve
Katie StrattonTwelve-Year-Old Georgia
Talia-Lynn PrairieFour-Year-Old Maddy

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