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Roger Ebert reviews A Tiger’s Tale, the 1987 comedy-drama written and directed by Peter Douglas, starring Ann-Margret, C. Thomas Howell, Charles Durning, and Kelly Preston. The film is based on the novel Love and Other Natural Disasters by Allen Hannay III.
The story follows Bubber Drumm, a young man who becomes romantically involved with Rose Butts, the mother of his girlfriend. Blending romantic comedy, coming-of-age drama, and offbeat 1980s melodrama, A Tiger’s Tale stands out as one of the stranger and more unusual studio-era releases of its time.
In this review, Ebert looks at the film’s unusual premise, the pairing of Ann-Margret and C. Thomas Howell, and the movie’s attempt to mix romance, comedy, and emotional drama.
Film: A Tiger’s Tale
Year: 1987
Writer/Director: Peter Douglas
Based on: Love and Other Natural Disasters by Allen Hannay III
Starring: Ann-Margret, C. Thomas Howell, Charles Durning, Kelly Preston
Roger Ebert reviews A Tiger’s Tale, the 1987 comedy-drama written and directed by Peter Douglas, starring Ann-Margret, C. Thomas Howell, Charles Durning, and Kelly Preston. The film is based on the novel Love and Other Natural Disasters by Allen Hannay III.
The story follows Bubber Drumm, a young man who becomes romantically involved with Rose Butts, the mother of his girlfriend. Blending romantic comedy, coming-of-age drama, and offbeat 1980s melodrama, A Tiger’s Tale stands out as one of the stranger and more unusual studio-era releases of its time.
In this review, Ebert looks at the film’s unusual premise, the pairing of Ann-Margret and C. Thomas Howell, and the movie’s attempt to mix romance, comedy, and emotional drama.
Film: A Tiger’s Tale
Year: 1987
Writer/Director: Peter Douglas
Based on: Love and Other Natural Disasters by Allen Hannay III
Starring: Ann-Margret, C. Thomas Howell, Charles Durning, Kelly Preston
