Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)

Might As Well Live

Asked to recite a poem on the spot, Dorothy (Jennifer Jason Leigh) composes a morbid ditty that attracts the attention of Roger (Stephen Baldwin).

Directed by Alan Rudolph.

Released in 1994 by Miramax Films.

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  • action: Clap
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  • action: Kiss
  • editors-choice: Kissing
  • editors-choice: Female Performances
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Biographical Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: 20th Century Period Pieces
  • mood: Romantic
  • mood: Witty
  • primary-occasion: Party Time
  • secondary-occasion: Cocktail Party
  • prop: Gift
  • setting: Yard
  • theme: Attraction
  • theme: Romance
  • theme: Life and Death
  • actor: Martha Plimpton
  • actor: Tom McGowan
  • actor: Cyndi Lauper
  • actor: David Thornton
  • actor: Gwyneth Paltrow
  • actor: Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • actor: Stephen Baldwin
  • director: Alan Rudolph
  • producer: Robert Altman
  • producer: Allan F. Nicholls
  • producer: Scott Bushnell
  • producer: Ira Deutchman
  • producer: James McLindon
  • cinematographer: Jan Kiesser
  • composer: Mark Isham
  • editor: Suzy Elmiger
  • costume-designer: John Hay
  • costume-designer: Renée April
  • production-designer: François Séguin
  • role-name: George S. Kaufman
  • role-name: Roger Spalding
  • role-name: Dorothy Parker
  • role-name: Alexander Woollcott
  • role-name: Paula Hunt
  • role-name: Jane Grant
  • role-name: Picnic Guest
  • screenwriter: Alan Rudolph
  • screenwriter: Randy Sue Coburn
  • year: 1994
  • studio: Miramax Films