Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker.

5.8(55 votes)
1994
2h 5m
Drama

Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

Production

Fine Line Features, Miramax

Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Dorothy Parker

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Robert Benchley

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Charles MacArthur

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Alan Campbell

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Gertrude Benchley

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy

Eddie Parker

Wallace Shawn

Wallace Shawn

Horatio Byrd

Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton

Jane Grant

Sam Robards

Sam Robards

Harold Ross

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Edna Ferber

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