Mrs. Munck

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Mrs. Munck
Directed by Diane Ladd
Screenplay byDiane Ladd
Based onMrs. Munck
by Ella Leffland
Produced byBarbara Boyle
Michael Taylor
StarringDiane Ladd
Bruce Dern
Kelly Preston
Shelley Winters
Jim Walton
Scott Fisher
Cinematography James Glennon
Edited byMaysie Hoy
Ray Lovejoy
Music by Leonard Rosenman
Production
companies
Distributed by Showtime
Release dates
  • September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)(TIFF)
  • January 1, 1996 (1996-01-01)(United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mrs. Munck is a 1995 American comedy film written and directed by Diane Ladd. It is based on the 1970 novel Mrs. Munck by Ella Leffland. The film stars Diane Ladd, Bruce Dern, Kelly Preston, Shelley Winters, Jim Walton and Scott Fisher. The film premiered on Showtime on January 28, 1996. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

A widow exacts revenge on her wheelchair-using father-in-law for an affair they had in her youth.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's theme song, "Not A Day Goes By", was written by Carol Connors and Steve Plunkett, and performed by David Hasselhoff. [4]

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