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  1. Punchline is a 1988 American comedy-drama film written and directed by David Seltzer and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Its story follows a talented young comic as he helps a housewife who wants to break into stand-up comedy. It stars Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, and Mark Rydell.

  2. Oct 7, 1988 · Punchline: Directed by David Seltzer. With Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, Mark Rydell. A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.

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    • Comedy, Drama, Romance
    • David Seltzer
    • 1988-10-07
  3. This outburst is occasioned by “Punchline,” a pathetic movie into which a great deal of energy and talent has disappeared. The movie stars Sally Field as a housewife and mother who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian and Tom Hanks as a failed medical student who also wants to be a comic and has had more experience than Field.

  4. Punchline (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  5. Lilah Krytsick (Sally Field) is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold (Tom Hanks) is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success....

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    • David Seltzer
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    • Sally Field
  6. A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club. Steven Gold is a stand-up comedian who is flat broke and has recently dropped out of medical school.

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  8. PUNCHLINE. Comedy is no laughing matter for Oscar® winners Sally Field and Tom Hanks, who take center stage in the smash hit PUNCHLINE. Field (Forrest Gump, Mrs. Doubtfire) stars as Lilah Krytsick, a New Jersey housewife and mother of three who desperately wants to make it big as a comedienne.

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