''Dinner at Eight'' is a 1989 American made-for-television comedy-drama film directed by Ron Lagomarsino and written by Tom Griffin. It is a remake of the 1933 film '' Dinner at Eight'', which was based on the 1932

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and Edna Ferber. The film stars

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, Charles Durning, Ellen Greene, Harry Hamlin, John Mahoney and Marsha Mason. The film premiered on TNT on December 11, 1989.

Plot

Cast

as Carlotta Vance * Charles Durning as Dan Packard * Ellen Greene as Kitty Packard * Harry Hamlin as Larry Renault * John Mahoney as Oliver Jordan * Marsha Mason as Millicent Jordan * Joel Brooks as Max Kane * Stacy Edwards as Paula Jordan * Tim Kazurinsky as Ed Loomis * Bernadette Birkett as Hattie * Ralph Bruneau as Dr. Wayne Talbot *

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as Lucy Talbot * William Newman as Alf * Jane Alden as Ms. Copeland * Loyda Ramos as Tina *

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as Miss Wendell * Kelly Connell as Dan's Assistant * Richard Seff as Fosdick * John Fleck as Plant Person * Eddie Castrodad as Bobby * Ben Meyerson as Waiter * Theodore Lehmann as Gustave * Rodney Scott Hudson as Wine Steward * Bob Legionaire as Norman Stengel * Edward Penn as Fitch *

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as Hatfield * Joseph Kell as Ernest

References

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* * * {{tcmdb title, id=18690 1989 television films 1989 films American comedy-drama films 1989 comedy-drama films TNT Network original films Television remakes of films American films based on plays Films based on works by Edna Ferber Films directed by Ron Lagomarsino American comedy-drama television films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films