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First Monday in October

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R,1hr 38min

Genres:

Comedy,Drama,Romance

Release:

1981

Director:

Ronald Neame

Distributor:

Paramount

Starring:

Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes ...more

Synopsis: The election of Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court rendered the premise of First Monday in October anachronistic before the picture was even released; ignoring this, however, the film is supremely entertaining (no pun intended). Jill Clayburgh stars as Ruth Loomis, the first lady justice ever appointed to the Court. She's a conservative, while her principal foe on the bench, Dan Snow (Walter Matthau), is an old-line liberal. The film glides along on a predictable Tracy-Hepburn course until ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review First Monday in October is often criticized as being dated because its "hook" -- that a woman has finally been appointed to the Supreme Court -- has been irrelevant for decades. What really makes the film dated, however, isn't its premise but its execution. Monday is a tired replay of the "battle of the sexes/opposites come together" genre that has been seen time and time again; setting it inside the ... Full Review

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	Walter Matthau Dan Snow Jill Clayburgh Ruth Loomis Barnard Hughes Chief Justice Crawford Jan Sterling Christine Snow

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