# L'ultima battuta (1988)

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**Original title**: *Punchline*
**Runtime**: 123 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: David Seltzer
**Written by**: David Seltzer
**Starring**: Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, Mark Rydell, Kim Greist, Paul Mazursky

> *Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

She wants to kill it on stage. Lilah Krytsick meets experienced comedian Steven Gold and he helps her develop her act. Apparently comedy is a contact sport.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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