''Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30'' (also known as ''I Am Waiting No More'') is a 1973 American
comedy-drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...
film starring John Lefkowitz, Linda De Coff, and
Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him ...
. The film was directed by Joseph Jacoby.
This film is one of several critically acclaimed low-budget films of the 1970s. The picture had its official New York City theatrical release, presented by Joseph E. Levine, in November 1973 to high national critical acclaim, with noted film critic
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby (July 27, 1924 – October 15, 2000) was an American film and theatre critic who was the chief film critic for ''The New York Times'' from 1969 until the early 1990s, then its chief theatre critic from 1994 until his death in 2000. ...
of ''
The New York Times
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'' calling it "A wryly affectionate portrait of a younger '
Marty'." In December 2009, ''The New York Times'' re-printed Canby's 1973 review in a piece that selected three pictures from the 1970s.
In 2009 the copyright owners of the picture, Jacoby Entertainment, Ltd., were alerted to the circulation of unauthorized and sub-standard DVDs in the marketplace, appearing under the name of ''I Am Waiting No More.'' The unlicensed copies featured a pilfered photograph of Danny DeVito taken from a different source at a much later time. The disseminators of the illegal DVDs were identified by the picture's copyright owner and were successfully sued in California civil court.
Plot
The film follows a Brooklyn man (John Lefkowitz) who begins to suffer a severe identity crisis as he is about to turn 30. As his birthday approaches, he is forced to come to terms with his lack of success — in business, in love, and in general. Desperate to make his life a success, he tries to commit himself to a serious relationship and do the things 30-year-olds are supposed to do based on the standards of society.
Cast
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John Lefkowitz as George Trapani
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Linda De Coff as Jackie Tice (as Linda DeCoff)
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Ronald Anton as Vince Trapani
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Maureen Byrnes
Maureen is a female name, the female form of the male name Maurice. In Gaelic, it is Máirín, a pet form of '' Máire'' (the Irish cognate of Mary), which is derived from the Hebrew Miriam.
Some notable bearers of the name are:
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as Flo
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Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him ...
as Petey
See also
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List of American films of 1973
This is a list of American films released in 1973 in film, 1973.
Box office
The highest-grossing American films released in 1973, by domestic box office gross revenue as estimated by ''The Numbers (website), The Numbers'', are as follows:
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References
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1973 films
1973 comedy-drama films
American comedy-drama films
Embassy Pictures films
Films set in New York City
Films shot in New York City
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
English-language comedy-drama films
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