Martha, Ruth & Edie

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Martha, Ruth & Edie

"Martha, Ruth and Edie share their secrets in an afternoon that will change their lives forever."

1988

1h 32m

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Comedy

Overview

Two women attending a women's seminar on personal development walk out in acute embarrassment during the introduction. They meet up with a woman who arrived too late to be admitted. Thrown together by chance, they discuss their emotional lives in intimate detail.

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39 members

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Jennifer Dale

Martha Gordon

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Margaret Langrick

Young Edie

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Andrea Martin

Ruth Morton

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Lois Maxwell

Edie Carmichael

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Tom Butler

Ted Gordon

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Jeff Christensen

Chris Watters

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Page Fletcher

Whitney Gerrard

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Lynne Gorman

Rosalie

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Helen Hughes

Clara

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Tom Jackson

Morrie

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Frank Moore

Charles Morton

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Kate Trotter

Mrs. Peebles

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Damir Andrei

Jim

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Genevieve Appleton

Karen Gordon

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Paul Brogren

Eddie Gordon

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Joanne Vannicola

Vicki Gordon

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Brenda Bazinet

Alice

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Richard Blackburn

Dr. Peebles

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Dorion Davis

Heather Peebles

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Daniel Dicks

Joey Peebles

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Jane Dingle

Loretta

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Hans Engel

Randy

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Rossie Grose

Ashley

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Nicky Guadagni

Patsy

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Derek Keurvorst

Mr. Elliot

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Chuck Shamata

Mario Cellini

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Elliot McIver

Simpson

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Jeremy Ratchford

Carmichael

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Rita Tuckett

Elspeth Morton

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Peter Colvey

Prison Guard

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Eric Keenleyside

Prison Guard

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Ric Sarabia

Hispanic Prisoner

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Charles Kerr

Minister

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Jane Heeley

Seminar Attendant

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Lisa Lelliott

Seminar Attendant

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Marjanka McComb

Woman Beside Edie

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Liliane Clune

Announcer

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Irene Pauzer

Woman on Stage

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Adrian Pellett

Fruit Vendor

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