Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

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1994
2h 5m
5.8(56 votes)
Drama

Overview

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

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Production Companies

Fine Line Features
Miramax

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

64 members
Acting

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Dorothy Parker

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Acting

Campbell Scott

Robert Benchley

Campbell Scott
Acting

Matthew Broderick

Charles MacArthur

Matthew Broderick
Acting

Peter Gallagher

Alan Campbell

Peter Gallagher
Acting

Jennifer Beals

Gertrude Benchley

Jennifer Beals
Acting

Andrew McCarthy

Eddie Parker

Andrew McCarthy
Acting

Wallace Shawn

Horatio Byrd

Wallace Shawn
Acting

Martha Plimpton

Jane Grant

Martha Plimpton
Acting

Sam Robards

Harold Ross

Sam Robards
Acting

Lili Taylor

Edna Ferber

Lili Taylor
Acting

James LeGros

Deems Taylor

James LeGros
Acting

Gwyneth Paltrow

Paula Hunt

Gwyneth Paltrow
Directing

Nick Cassavetes

Robert Sherwood

Nick Cassavetes
Acting

David Thornton

George S. Kaufman

David Thornton
Acting

Heather Graham

Mary Kennedy Taylor

Heather Graham
Acting

Tom McGowan

Alexander Woollcott

Tom McGowan
Acting

Chip Zien

Franklin P. Adams

Chip Zien
Acting

Gary Basaraba

Heywood Broun

Gary Basaraba
Acting

Jane Adams

Ruth Hale

Jane Adams
Acting

Stephen Baldwin

Roger Spalding

Stephen Baldwin
Acting

Matt Malloy

Marc Connelly

Matt Malloy
Directing

Rebecca Miller

Neysa McMein

Rebecca Miller
Acting

Amelia Campbell

Mary Brandon Sherwood

Amelia Campbell
Acting

David Gow

Donald Ogden Stewart

David Gow
Acting

Leni Parker

Beatrice Kaufman

Leni Parker
Acting

Jean-Michel Henry

Harpo Marx

No Image
Acting

Stanley Tucci

Fred Hunter

Stanley Tucci
Acting

Mina Badie

Joanie Gerard

Mina Badie
Acting

Randy Lowell

Alvan Barach

Randy Lowell
Acting

Keith Carradine

Will Rogers

Keith Carradine
Acting

Jon Favreau

Elmer Rice

Jon Favreau
Acting

Gabriel Gascon

Georges Attends

Gabriel Gascon
Acting

Harry Standjofski

Home Movie Director

Harry Standjofski
Acting

Bruce Dinsmore

Assistant Director

Bruce Dinsmore
Acting

Matt Holland

Propman

Matt Holland
Acting

Joe De Paul

Producer

No Image
Acting

Arthur Holden

Ward

Arthur Holden
Acting

Jack Langedijk

Valentine's Day Director

Jack Langedijk
Acting

Howard Rosenstein

Actor

Howard Rosenstein
Acting

Eleanor Noble

Actress

Eleanor Noble
Directing

Jesse Evans

Mail Clerk

No Image
Writing

Peter Benchley

Frank Crowninshield

Peter Benchley
Acting

Phillip Patton

Speakeasy Bartender

No Image
Acting

Sam Stone

Cab Driver (1922)

No Image
Acting

Natalie Strong

Nurse

No Image
Acting

Malcolm Gets

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Malcolm Gets
Acting

Barbara Jones

Long Island Hostess

No Image
Acting

Maurice Podbrey

Long Island Investor

Maurice Podbrey
Acting

Walter Massey

Phillip the Producer

Walter Massey
Acting

Gisèle Rousseau

Polly Adler

No Image
Acting

Ellen David

New Yorker Secretary

Ellen David
Acting

Domini Blythe

Actress in Mirror

Domini Blythe
Acting

Gregory Hlady

Russian Director

Gregory Hlady
Acting

Mark Camacho

Writer #1

Mark Camacho
Acting

Bill Rowat

Writer #2

Bill Rowat
Acting

Robert Higden

Writer #3

Robert Higden
Acting

Vanya Rose

Marcy

No Image
Acting

Cary Lawrence

June

Cary Lawrence
Acting

Richard Jutras

Cab Driver (1958)

Richard Jutras
Acting

James Bradford

Host at Tribute

James Bradford
Acting

Michael McGill

Reporter #1

No Image
Acting

Harry Hill

Reporter #2

No Image
Acting

Roc LaFortune

Bartender (1958)

Roc LaFortune
Acting

Cyndi Lauper

Picnic Guest (uncredited)

Cyndi Lauper

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