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...central conflict in the film stems from Ivan's relationship with his wife Gloria (Tuesday Weld). Stricken with wanderlust, Gloria can't stay married to any one man for more than a few years and can't keep track of her kids, either. Practically at the outset, she runs off again, this time with a chubby accountant, and leaves the kids with Ivan. But the tykes are used to it; she's abandoned them before--once for each of their three fathers...
Ivan's problems with Gloria have an effect on his professional life as well. Obsessed with trying to get her back, he finds himself unable to finish his latest play, in spite of his director's demands for revision. It is this aspect of the plot--Ivan's gradual realization that Gloria is more of a disruptive than a stabilizing influence in his life--that sustains the movie. Ultimately, Author! Author! is not a typical "family film." As much as it extolls family life, its final message is on, of praise for individuality and self-assurance. Ivan learns to share...
...more obvious holes in the script. Throughout the film, Pacino deftly conveys the vulnerability and anxiety of a very normal guy in a very absurd situation. The other performances in the film are all quite good, despite the script's neglect to allow proper character development. As Gloria, Tuesday Weld is low-key and credible. Dyan Cannon, as the object of Ivan's brief infatuation is appealing but virtually wasted in a flamboyant role that doesn't quite fit into the mild-mannered atmosphere of the movie...
...beautiful. I had the perfect figure for it," she says. The leaves of the calendar tumble to reveal the present. The young lady, now at the other end of life, is Bette Davis, 74, and she is playing Alice Vanderbilt, the imperious matriarch of that gilded clan in Little Gloria . . . Happy at Last, an NBC mini-series for next season. In an interview with Playboy magazine, the actress recalls the result of her long ago stint as statuary inspiration: "I've heard it's still up there in a park some place, though I've never seen...
...senators must face re-election this year because their districts were altered by a new reapportionment plan; normally only 20 are up for re-election in a given year. The senate has been the main obstacle to the ERA'S passage, rejecting it four times since 1972. Says Gloria Sackman-Reed, Florida NOW coordinator: "[Legislators are] in the position now of voting against the amendment and then facing the voters three months later. It will be an issue in their campaigns." Despite a heavy pro-ERA campaign, the odds remain heavily against passage. Says State Senator Harry Johnston...