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Manhattan
Forty-two year old Isaac Davis has a romanticized view of his hometown, New York City, most specifically Manhattan, as channeled through the lead character in the first book he is writing, despite his own Manhattan-based life being more of a tragicomedy. He has just quit his job as a hack writer for a bad television comedy, he, beyond the ten second rush of endorphins during the actual act of quitting, now regretting the decision, especially as he isn't sure he can live off his book writing career. He is paying two alimonies, his second ex-wife, Jill Davis, a lesbian, who is writing her own tell-all book of their acrimonious split. The one somewhat positive aspect of his life is that he is dating a young woman named Tracy, although she is only seventeen and still in high school. Largely because of their differences a big part of which is due to their ages, he does not see a long term future with her. His life has the potential to be even more tragicomical when he meets journalist Mary...
Diane Keaton....Mary
Michael Murphy....Yale
Mariel Hemingway....Tracy
Meryl Streep....Jill
Anne Byrne Hoffman....Emily (as Anne Byrne)
Karen Ludwig....Connie
Michael O'Donoghue....Dennis
Victor Truro....Party Guest
Tisa Farrow....Party Guest
Helen Hanft....Party Guest
Bella Abzug....Guest of Honor
Gary Weis....Television Director
Kenny Vance....Television Producer
Charles Levin....Television Actor
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