Walls of Glass
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Walls of Glass, also known as Flanagan is a 1985
comedy
- romance film
directed by Scott D. Goldstein, and starring Philip Bosco
as the protagonist James Flanagan. The film was released on October 30, 1985.
) still hopes to succeed in becoming a stage actor. He can recite any Shakespeare sonnet and is well-skilled with accents.
1985 in film
-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
- romance film
Romance film
Romance films are love stories that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate involvement of the main characters and the journey that their love takes through courtship or marriage. Romance films make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus...
directed by Scott D. Goldstein, and starring Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
-Personal life:Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Margaret Raymond , a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker. Bosco went to high school at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City. He attended the Catholic University of Washington, D.C. Bosco married Nancy...
as the protagonist James Flanagan. The film was released on October 30, 1985.
Plot
Aging New York cabbie James Flanagan (Philip BoscoPhilip Bosco
-Personal life:Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Margaret Raymond , a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker. Bosco went to high school at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City. He attended the Catholic University of Washington, D.C. Bosco married Nancy...
) still hopes to succeed in becoming a stage actor. He can recite any Shakespeare sonnet and is well-skilled with accents.
Cast
- Philip BoscoPhilip Bosco-Personal life:Bosco was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Margaret Raymond , a policewoman, and Philip Lupo Bosco, a carnival worker. Bosco went to high school at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City. He attended the Catholic University of Washington, D.C. Bosco married Nancy...
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- Pierre Epstein - Miery
- Jered Holmes - Dallavanti
- F.R. Davies - Dr. Coleman
- Cory Notrica - Gordon (as Cary Notrica)
- Theron Montgomery - Pickles
- Ronald Yamamoto - Sushi
- Michael Cullagh - Lenny
- John Stamford - Young James
- Christine Barker - Mrs. Mason
- Diane Davidson-Porter - Catherine
- Heather Fleming - Tiffany
- Gretchen Taylor - Tiffany's Mother
- Dani York - Sean's First Girlfriend
- Bonnie Williams - Sean's Second Girlfriend
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- Isabel Price - Old Lady #2
- Frank Ammirati - Italian Man (as Frank Ammarati)
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- Ibi Kaufman - Heckler's Girlfriend
- Brian Kohn - Kid with ball
- Eddie Castrodad - Skateboarder
- Anthony Mannino - Counterman (as Tony Mannino)
- Peter Ratray - Other Man at Audition
- Edmund Collins - TV Preacher / Radio Voice (as Edmond Collins)
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