| All Night Long | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Claude Tramont |
| Produced by | Associate producers: Terence A. Donnelly Fran Roy Producers: Leonard Goldberg Jerry Weintraub |
| Written by | W.D. Richter |
| Starring | Barbra Streisand Gene Hackman Diane Ladd Dennis Quaid |
| Music by | Richard Hazard Ira Newborn José Padilla |
| Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
| Editing by | Rachel Igel Marion Rothman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 6, 1981 |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$ |
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All Night Long is a 1981 comedy movie starring Barbra Streisand and Gene Hackman, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Dobson, and William Daniels. Directed by Jean-Claude Tramont.
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Story
The story concerns a man (Hackman) nearing middle age who is "downsized" and reduced to working as the manager of an all-night pharmacy/convenience store, and the effects this has on his life with his wife (Ladd), adult son (Quaid), and a newfound relationship with his sister-in-law, a somewhat dizzy, hilariously untalented singer-songwriter (Streisand) married to a volatile firefighter (Dobson).
Production
The film was originally a low-budget affair, starring Hackman and Lisa Eichhorn; however, Barbra Streisand's then-manager, Sue Mengers, who was friends with the film's director, suggested Barbra for the part instead of Eichhorn. Several biographies suggest that because of the film's subsequent failure at the box office, Streisand fired Mengers as her manager.
Reception
Streisand was nominated for a 1981 Golden Raspberry Award for her performance. The film received very mixed reviews; despite a Razzie nomination, some critics cited Streisand's performance as one of her very best, up to that time.
