How to Be Louise

Name: How to Be Louise
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1990-01-20
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Lea Floden, Steve Ahern, Dan Bonnell, Maggie Burke, Eugene Corey

IMDb ID: tt0347203 · Year: 1990 · Rating: 7.3 (28 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

This is a coming-of-age story about an insecure young woman who has a lousy job, great expectations and a confused idea of what it means to be a woman. She's a Judy Holliday character who seems to have fallen into a Jean-Luc Godar...

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South Africa: How to Be Louise (English)Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date1990-01-20Runtime82 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordswoman
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f ratedFilming LocationsWilliamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesVenus de Mylar ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347203/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0347203.jpgUpdated At2026-05-22T21:28:31

Directors

Anne Flournoy

Writers

Anne Flournoy

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Lea Floden | Character: Louise
Actor: Steve Ahern | Character: Henri Ehrlich
Actor: Dan Bonnell | Character: Stanley's chum
Actor: Maggie Burke | Character: Pinky
Actor: Eugene Corey | Character: Lecherous Man
Actor: Phil Diaz | Character: Mr. Mendez
Actor: Lisa Emery | Character: Nancy
Actor: Mordecai Green | Character: Dad
Actor: Mary Carol Johnson | Character: Sally
Actor: Michael Patrick King | Character: The 'Agent'
Actor: Paul Knox | Character: Beer Thief
Actor: Caroline McCarthy | Character: Toddler Louise
Actor: Bruce McCarty | Character: Stanley
Actor: Micheal Moneagle | Character: Uncle Pete
Actor: Josh Pais | Character: Mike
Actor: Stephen Payne | Character: Edmund Moriarty
Actor: Wanda Pruska | Character: Aunt Barbara
Actor: Mark Serman | Character: Cafe Waiter
Actor: Steve Simpson | Character: Walter
Actor: Alice Spivak | Character: The 'Producer'
Actor: Larry Ungarten | Character: Wise Guy
Actor: William Zimmer | Character: Uncle Ed

[Directors Group]
Name: Anne Flournoy | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Anne Flournoy | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Anne Flournoy | Role: Producer
Name: Mordecai Green | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Phillip Johnston | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Vladimir Tukan | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kathleen Earle Killeen | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Leticia Stella | Role: Production Designer
Name: Bradley Wester | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Bradley Wester | Role: Art Director

[Makeup Department]
Name: Maria Bruni | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Deirdre Fishel | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Neil Danziger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Susan DiPalma | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carol Guidry | Role: Sound Department

[Production Department]
Name: Judy Krause | Role: Production Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347203/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: January 20, 1990 (U.S. Film Festival)
United States: September 6, 1990 (New York City, New York)

Awards

Box Office

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