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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker.

19945.82h 5m

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.

Directed by Alan Rudolph
Written by Alan Rudolph, Randy Sue Coburn
Produced by Robert Altman
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Top Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Dorothy Parker

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Robert Benchley

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Charles MacArthur

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Alan Campbell

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Gertrude Benchley

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy

Eddie Parker

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Horatio Byrd

Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton

Jane Grant

Sam Robards

Sam Robards

Harold Ross

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Edna Ferber

Themes & Keywords

new york cityprohibition eraalcoholbiographyromanceflashbackwriter1920s

About Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle is a drama film released in 1994 exploring themes of new york city, prohibition era, alcohol, biography, romance, flashback. Directed by Alan Rudolph, it stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick. 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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