''You Can Thank Me Later'' is a 1998 Canadian

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film directed by

Shimon Dotan Shimon Dotan ( he, שמעון דותן; born 23 December 1949) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Early life Shimon Dotan was born in Romania in 1949 and moved to Israel in 1959. He grew up in Moshav Arugot, ...

and starring

Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn (born Edna Rae Gillooly; December 7, 1932) is an American actress. Known for her portrayals of complicated women in dramas, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Em ...

. The film is based on a play titled ''Hyper-Allergenic'' written and adapted for the screen by

Oren Safdie Oren Safdie ( he, אורן ספדיה; born April 20, 1965) is a Canadian- American-Israeli playwright and screenwriter, and the son of architect Moshe Safdie. Early life Safdie was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Canadian-Israeli architect Moshe S ...

Cast

... Shirley Cooperberg *

Amanda Plummer Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American actress. She is known for her work on stage and for her roles in such films as '' Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), ''The Fisher King'' (1991), ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and '' The Hunge ...

... Susan Cooperberg *

Ted Levine Frank Theodore Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Buffalo Bill (character), Buffalo Bill in the film ''The Silence of the Lambs (film), The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991) and Leland Stottle ...

... Eli Cooperberg *

Mark Blum Mark Blum (May 14, 1950 – March 25, 2020) was an American actor who worked in theater, film, and television. He found success with a lead role in the 1985 film ''Desperately Seeking Susan,'' which he followed up the next year with a supporting r ...

... Edward Cooperberg *

Mary McDonnell Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in ''Dances with Wolves'' and May-Alice Culhane in ''Passion Fish''. McD ...

... Diane *

Geneviève Bujold Geneviève Bujold (; born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress. For her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the period drama film ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), Bujold received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film cre ...

... Joelle *

Jacob Tierney Jacob Daniel Tierney (born September 26, 1979) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for playing Eric in ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1990–1992) and as the co-writer, director, and executive producer of ...

... Simon Cooperberg * Roc LaFortune ... TV Repairman *

Macha Grenon Macha Grenon (born June 7, 1968) is a Canadian film and television actress.Geneviève Brouillette Geneviève Brouillette (born August 23, 1969 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a French Canadian television and film actress from Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Since 1998 she has gradually appeared in film and she appeared in ''A Sunday in Kigali'' in ...

... Nurse * Dorothée Berryman ... Art Patron

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* * 1998 films 1990s English-language films Canadian comedy-drama films 1998 comedy-drama films Films directed by Shimon Dotan English-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub