Bad Manners (1997 film)

For the 1984 film, see Bad Manners (1984 film).

Bad Manners
Directed by	Jonathan Kaufer
Screenplay by	David Gilman
Based on	Ghost in the Machine by David Gilman [1]
Produced by	J. Todd Harris Alan Kaplan Stephen Nemeth
Starring	David Strathairn Bonnie Bedelia Saul Rubinek Caroleen Feeney
Cinematography	Denis Maloney
Edited by	Robin Katz
Music by	Ira Newborn
Distributed by	Phaedra Cinema
Release date	October 25, 1997 (1997-10-25)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Bad Manners is a 1997 American comedy drama film directed by Jonathan Kaufer and starring David Strathairn, Bonnie Bedelia and Saul Rubinek. It is based on the play Ghost in the Machine by David Gilman, who also wrote the screenplay.

Cast

• David Strathairn as Wes Westlund
• Bonnie Bedelia as Nancy Westlund
• Saul Rubinek as Matt Carroll
• Caroleen Feeney as Kim Matthews
• Julie Harris as Professor Harper
• Robin Poley as First Musicologist
• Daniel Koch as Second Musicologist
• Steve Forbert as Coffeehouse Troubadour

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics and has an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. ^[2]

Roger Ebert gave the film three stars. ^[3]

Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B. ^[4]

References

1. "'Bad Manners': Makes a Vipers' Nest Look Downright Cozy". The New York Times . October 9, 1998.
2. "Bad Manners". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 17 September 2016.
3. Ebert, Roger (18 December 1998). "Bad Manners". Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved 17 September 2016.
4. Gleiberman, Owen (23 October 1998). "Movies: Bad Manners". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 17 September 2016.

External links

• Bad Manners at IMDb
• Bad Manners at Rotten Tomatoes