Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (1994)
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Popular comedienne Joan Rivers and her real-life daughter Melissa portray themselves in this made-for-television movie about their family's trials and tribulations in the 1980s. After suffering through some public blows to her career, Rivers' husband Edgar (often the butt of her jokes) committed suicide. The film shows how the mother and daughter struggled to save their already troubled relationship in the wake of the devastating death. ~ Bernadette McCallion, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Oz Scott
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
Popular comedienne Joan Rivers and her real-life daughter Melissa portray themselves in this made-for-television movie about their family's trials and tribulations in the 1980s. After suffering through some public blows to her career, Rivers' husband Edgar (often the butt of her jokes) committed suicide. The film shows how the mother and daughter struggled to save their already troubled relationship in the wake of the devastating death. ~ Bernadette McCallion, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 91 mins
Complete Cast of Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story
- Joan Rivers - Herself
- Jay Brazeau - Shrink
- Ken Kramer - Tommy Pileggi
- Don Mackay - Accountant
- Sheila Moore - Coral Browne
- Charles Siegel - Temple Door Man
- Denis Arndt - Jerry Werner
- Lossen Chambers - Audition Woman
- Dorothy Lyman - Dorothy
- Kevin McNulty - Gene
- Jerry Wasserman - Max
- Rebecca Toolan - Jane
- Director(s):
- Oz Scott
- Writer(s):
- Susan Rice
- Producer(s):
- Tom Rowe
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