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When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose chase through the streets of New York City to track down the iconic star, at the expense of his personal life and much to the chagrin of his wife, Lisa. Can he find Garbo before it's too late?
Theatrical
Oct 12, 1984
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Full credits →A
Anne Bancroft
Estelle Rolfe
R
Ron Silver
Gilbert Rolfe
C
Carrie Fisher
Lisa Rolfe
C
Catherine Hicks
Jane Mortimer
S
Steven Hill
Walter Rolfe
H
Howard Da Silva
Angelo Dakakis
D
Dorothy Loudon
Sonya Apollinar
H
Harvey Fierstein
Bernie Whitlock
H
Hermione Gingold
Elizabeth Rennick
R
Richard B. Shull
Shepard Plotkin
M
Michael Lombard
Mr. Morganelli
E
Ed Crowley
Mr. Goldhammer
A
Alice Spivak
Claire Rolfe
A
Antonia Rey
Esmeralda
C
Court Miller
'Romeo and Juliet' Director
D
Denny Dillon
Elaine
K
Karen Shallo
Harriet
M
Max Alexander
Roger Kellerman
P
Peter Gumeny
Arrest Officer
S
Stephen Burks
Black Officer
