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Seize the Day
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Seize the Day

1986-09-09 · 93 min · ★ 5.0

Drama

Tommy Wilhelm is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.

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Directors
Fielder Cook
Production companies
Learning in Focus
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Robin WilliamsRobin WilliamsTommy Wilhelm
Jerry StillerJerry StillerDr. Tamkin
Joseph WisemanJoseph WisemanDr. Adler
Glenne HeadlyGlenne HeadlyOlive
John FiedlerJohn FiedlerCarl
Richard B. ShullRichard B. ShullRojax
Katherine BorowitzKatherine BorowitzMargaret
Louis GussLouis GussRubin
William DuellWilliam DuellJoey
Tony RobertsTony RobertsBernie Pell
Jo Van FleetJo Van FleetMrs. Einhorn
Allen SwiftAllen SwiftMaurice Venice
Steve VinovichSteve VinovichZeigler
Tom AldredgeTom AldredgeRappaport
Fyvush FinkelFyvush FinkelShomier
William HickeyWilliam HickeyPeris
Carl LowRowland
Walt GorneyWalt GorneyPanhandler
David BickfordDavid BickfordSon-in-Law
Stephen StrimpellStephen StrimpellStockbroker

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