A middle-aged executive's lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.A middle-aged executive's lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.A middle-aged executive's lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
James Nolan
- Grandfather Gibbons
- (as Jim Nolan)
Vernee Watson
- Emily
- (as Vernée Watson)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaActor Kevin Dobson once said about being cast as Barbra Streisand's husband in this movie: "I'd once worked thirteen days as an extra in Funny Girl (1968). I knew I'd work with her eventually. She's wonderful to work with. We rehearsed our parts. I've had such rapport with her. She has a reputation, but I never saw anything but the utmost professionalism."
- GoofsWhen the cashier is having trouble scanning merchandise on the 'new electronic cash register' the manager says to do it manually. The clerk does, but the sound associated with them entering the item manually was that of the 'old' Sweda electro-mechanical cash register seen earlier in the movie.
- Quotes
George Dupler: Oh, no! How did he die?
Freddie Dupler: I don't know... brain haemorrhoid?
George Dupler: Brain... haemorrhage?
- Alternate versionsOriginal Run Time of 100 minutes. Video Version, despite saying true length of 100 minutes, is in fact the theatrical version of 80 minutes.
Featured review
Unique and underrated
A huge box office bomb upon release, ALL NIGHT LONG has been criticized by many for it's uncomfortable mix of odd-ball comedy and quaint slice-of-life drama. Though it received some positive reviews (most notably from Pauline Kael and ROLLING STONE magazine), most mainstream critics hated it and audiences all but completely ignored it. It is also often cited by most of Streisand's die-hard fans as their least favorite film of the actress. While the film is certainly not without it's flaws, I have interestingly always thought ALL NIGHT LONG contained somewhat of a bizarre charm, and I've always wished it would receive a re-evaluation from the film-going public.
As mentioned before, the film has it's problems. It's paced too leisurely (it's only 90-minutes in length, but feels more like two-and-a-half hours), Jean-Claude Tramont's direction is too light (the film needs more of a thematic punch in several scenes), and much of it's humor is surprisingly too subtle (odd seeing that most film comedies have the opposite problem). Having said all of that, the film is still worth checking out. Though Tramont's direction may be a tad too limp, his skewed perception of the American dream gives the film a dreamy, almost art house-like feel that makes the film more inherently interesting than the screen play would merit alone.
Also, the varied cast is a lot of fun, almost all of them playing against type. Gene Hackman brings a equal mix of unusual serenity and touching pathos to his role of the would-be inventor who manages to find his true self by losing nearly everything that was once-important in his life. In an early role, Dennis Quaid throws himself completely into part of Hackman's airheaded son, making the intelligent personae he would develop in later films like DREAMSCAPE and THE BIG EASY even more impressive. Barbra Streisand is clearly miscast the role of the bimbo housewife who woos both Hackman and Quaid (Streisand replaced Lisa Eichhorn, who was fired from the film after two weeks of production), but her performance is still worth catching. Though she's never totally believable as Cheryl (a role that was poorly-defined in the screenplay to begin with), she is still a very likable, always watchable, and occasionally an endearing presence in a unusual little film that deserves a second chance.
As mentioned before, the film has it's problems. It's paced too leisurely (it's only 90-minutes in length, but feels more like two-and-a-half hours), Jean-Claude Tramont's direction is too light (the film needs more of a thematic punch in several scenes), and much of it's humor is surprisingly too subtle (odd seeing that most film comedies have the opposite problem). Having said all of that, the film is still worth checking out. Though Tramont's direction may be a tad too limp, his skewed perception of the American dream gives the film a dreamy, almost art house-like feel that makes the film more inherently interesting than the screen play would merit alone.
Also, the varied cast is a lot of fun, almost all of them playing against type. Gene Hackman brings a equal mix of unusual serenity and touching pathos to his role of the would-be inventor who manages to find his true self by losing nearly everything that was once-important in his life. In an early role, Dennis Quaid throws himself completely into part of Hackman's airheaded son, making the intelligent personae he would develop in later films like DREAMSCAPE and THE BIG EASY even more impressive. Barbra Streisand is clearly miscast the role of the bimbo housewife who woos both Hackman and Quaid (Streisand replaced Lisa Eichhorn, who was fired from the film after two weeks of production), but her performance is still worth catching. Though she's never totally believable as Cheryl (a role that was poorly-defined in the screenplay to begin with), she is still a very likable, always watchable, and occasionally an endearing presence in a unusual little film that deserves a second chance.
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- Language
- Also known as
- Night People
- Filming locations
- South Pasadena, California, USA(Location of the 'Ultra Save Drug store'. Specifically 606 Fair Oaks Ave. Since demolished and replaced witha Gelsons in 1985.)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,454,295
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,392,852
- Mar 8, 1981
- Gross worldwide
- $4,454,295
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