I Ought to Be in Pictures

Name: I Ought to Be in Pictures
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1982-03-26
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Cast: Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Dinah Manoff, Lance Guest, Michael Dudikoff

1982, English. Directed by Herbert Ross.

Libby Tucker hitchhiked from Brooklyn to take Hollywood by storm. And her father by surprise.

Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives in LA on a Tuesday and phones Dad the one night that Stephanie, who does Jane Fonda's hair, stays over. Stephanie is there the next morning when Libby decides she needs to tell her story face-to-face.

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Runtime: 1h 48m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: English
Rated: PG

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Released: 26 March 1982
Country: United States of America
Written by: Neil Simon

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I Ought to Be in Pictures runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).

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I Ought to Be in Pictures is rated PG in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.

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I Ought to Be in Pictures isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 March 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)

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Who directed I Ought to Be in Pictures?

I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982) was directed by Herbert Ross and stars Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Dinah Manoff.