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Nuts is a 1987 American legal drama film directed by Martin Ritt, starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss. The screenplay by Tom Topor , Darryl Ponicsan and Alvin Sargent is based on Topor's 1979 play of the same title .
Nuts: Directed by Martin Ritt. With Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton, Karl Malden. A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Martin Ritt
- 1987-12-11
Nuts is based on the true story of Claudia Draper (Barbra Streisand), a high priced call girl who killed a john (Leslie Nielsen) in self defense. The facts leading up to the murder are told in flashbacks that leave little question as to the nature of the killing.
Nuts. 116 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1987. Roger Ebert. November 20, 1987. 4 min read. If you were to meet this woman on the street, you wouldn’t have much doubt she was nuts. She has that look in her eye, the one that suggests she can be reasonable one minute and lash out wildly the next.
Nuts began as a drama written for the stage by Tom Topor. It was first produced off-off Broadway in February 1979 at the WPA Theatre on lower Fifth Avenue as a showcase production. Universal Studios invested in the show and it moved to the Biltmore Theatre April 28, 1980 and closed July 20, 1980.
Nuts is a 1979 play by Tom Topor. The play is a courtroom drama, suspense, and psychological drama which explores issues of sexual abuse, family and social power dynamics, and aspects of the criminal court system. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1987, starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss.
Based on a true story. Synopsis. Barbra Streisand is a mad high-priced "escort" accused of murder, but whether she's mad as hell or mad as a hatter is the question in this courtroom drama, adapted from the play by Tom Topor.
