The Man Upstairs (1992 film)
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''The Man Upstairs'' is a 1992 American
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comedy-drama
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directed by George Schaefer and starring Katharine Hepburn and
Ryan O'Neal Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor and former boxer. He trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera '' Peyton Pla ...
. The film premiered on
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on December 6, 1992. Hepburn was nominated for a
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at the
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.


Plot

An elderly woman named Victoria Brown discovers an escaped convict, Mooney Polaski, hiding in her attic. At first she is horrified, but gradually she becomes fascinated by the fast-talking fugitive and permits him to stay in her house while the local sheriff and his men hunt for him. A relationship develops between the unlikely pair: he finds the home he never had and she overcomes her loneliness.


Cast

* Katharine Hepburn - Victoria Brown *
Ryan O'Neal Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor and former boxer. He trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera '' Peyton Pla ...
- Mooney Polaski * Henry Beckman - Sheriff *
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- Molly * Brenda Forbes - Cloris *
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- Mrs. Porter * Sam Malkin - Store Owner *
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- Priest * Lawrence King - Roy *
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- Mayor * Kelli Fox - Suzy * James Bell - Bull * Kevin Conway - Andy *
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- Mort * Kevin McNulty - Interrogator * Roark Critchlow - Boy Scout Leader *
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- Female Newscaster *
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