Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)

Fun with Dick and Jane
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Ted Kotcheff
Produced by	Peter Bart Max Palevsky
Screenplay by	David Giler Jerry Belson Mordecai Richler
Story by	Gerald Gaiser
Starring	George Segal Jane Fonda
Music by	Ernest Gold
Cinematography	Fred J. Koenekamp
Edited by	Danford B. Greene
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	USD$3 million

Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film is caustically critical of the 'anarchy' of the American way of life.

The character names come from the Dick and Jane series of children's educational books and the title is taken from the title of one of the books in the series.

Plot

An upper-middle-class couple, Dick and Jane Harper, hits a hump in their living the good life when the husband loses his job. Falling through the cracks of society in the United States, they then become high-class thieves to get back all they lost.

Cast

• George Segal as Dick Harper
• Jane Fonda as Jane Harper
• Ed McMahon as Charlie Blanchard
• Dick Gautier as Dr. Will
• Allan Miller as Loan company manager
• Hank Garcia as Raoul Esteban
• John Dehner as Jane's father
• Mary Jackson as Jane's mother
• Walter Brooke as Mr. Weeks
• Sean Frye as Billy
• Fred Willard as Bob
• Thayer David as Deacon
• Burke Byrnes as Roger
• Dewayne Jesse as Robber
• Anne Ramsey as Employment applicant
• Jon Christian Erickson as Transsexual
• Jay Leno (uncredited) as Carpenter

Remake

A remake, also entitled Fun with Dick and Jane was released in 2005, starring Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni.

External links

• Fun with Dick and Jane at IMDb
• Fun with Dick and Jane at the TCM Movie Database