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Seize the Day

Play trailer Poster for Seize the Day 1986,  1h 33m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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When failing salesman Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) loses his job, his life starts to fall apart. His wife, Margaret (Glenne Headly), divorces him, and his disappointed father (David Bickford) belittles him. Tommy decides to move to New York City for a job set up by his friend Dr. Tamkin (Richard B. Shull), still believing he has the skills to be a top salesman. When prospects in New York do not improve for Tommy, he fights for the little work he can find.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 22, 2005
2/5
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Hagrid R May 20, 2018 Robin Williams stretches his acting chops in this fine adaptation of the Saul Bellow novel, directed by Fiedler Cook.
Theodore P Dec 7, 2017 It was sad seeing one of everybody's favorite funny man actors play a depressed, down-on-his-luck, too good a guy to lash out against those he needed to, poorly parented young man struggle with life, especially considering how much it mirrored his secretly depressed real life (Robin Williams). As a movie, it wasn't particularly noteworthy. You just watch a man get duped by everyone and lose it at the end. See more
Hermione W Sep 7, 2017 I mean it's Williams but the movie itself is bad
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Cast & Crew

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Fielder Cook

Director

Robin Williams

Tommy Wilhelm

Richard B. Shull

Rojax

David Bickford

Son-in-Law

Glenne Headly

Olive

Stephen Strimpell

Stockbroker

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Seize the Day

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Movie Info

Synopsis When failing salesman Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) loses his job, his life starts to fall apart. His wife, Margaret (Glenne Headly), divorces him, and his disappointed father (David Bickford) belittles him. Tommy decides to move to New York City for a job set up by his friend Dr. Tamkin (Richard B. Shull), still believing he has the skills to be a top salesman. When prospects in New York do not improve for Tommy, he fights for the little work he can find.
Director
Fielder Cook
Producer
Chiz Schultz
Screenwriter
Saul Bellow, Ronald Ribman
Production Co
Learning in Focus
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 12, 2015
Runtime
1h 33m
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