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February 12, 1980. 3 min read. “Just Tell Me What You Want” occupies a world most of us have fantasies about, the world of an incredibly powerful, self-made business tycoon. It’s a world that’s not new in the movies, but not often is it seen as sharply as in this film, which, amazingly, leaves us feeling fairly affectionate about the ...
New York City corporate head Max Herschel (Alan King) maintains a miserable marriage and several ongoing affairs, the most serious of which involves ambitious TV producer Bones Burton (Ali MacGraw ...
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Box office. $2,086,905 [1] Just Tell Me What You Want is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller and Alan King, and was also Myrna Loy 's final film. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her novel, won her the David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay of a Foreign Film.
King is a lunatic millionaire unable to let mistress McGraw go despite their unbelievably rocky (and downright violent) love/hate relationship. Sharply directed by Sidney Lumet from a wicked, albeit over-plotted, script by Jay Presson Allen. The acting is all first-rate, with McGraw giving a truly funny performance.
Feb 8, 1980 · Miss MacGraw's character, called Bones Burton, winds up with the same problem in "Just Tell Me What You Want." When she leaves Max Herschel, Mr. King's bullying tycoon, in favor of a younger ...
Cast. Ali MacGraw Alan King Myrna Loy Keenan Wynn Tony Roberts Peter Weller Sara Truslow Judy Kaye Dina Merrill Joseph Maher Michael Gross Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter Raymond Thorne Leslie Easterbrook David Rasche Ron Millkie. 112 mins More at IMDb TMDb. Sign in to log, rate or review. Share.
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Just Tell Me What You Want is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller and Alan King, and was also Myrna Loy's final film. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her novel, won her the David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay of a Foreign Film.
