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1974 • 1h 40min • PG • Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

Thursday's Game

Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they decide to continue meeting and doing different things together, instead of staying home with their wives. When the wives find out that the games stopped some time ago, they are a quite upset. Just what have they been doing on Thursday nights?

IMDb 6.4

Director

Robert Moore

Writer

James L. Brooks

Composer

Billy Goldenberg

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Gene Wilder

Harry Evers

Bob Newhart

Marvin Ellison

Ellen Burstyn

Lynne Evers

Cloris Leachman

Lois Ellison

Martha Scott

Mrs. Reynolds

Nancy Walker

Mrs. Bender

Valerie Harper

Ann Menzente

Rob Reiner

Joel Forrest

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Bob Newhart Marvin Ellison

Ellen Burstyn Lynne Evers

Cloris Leachman Lois Ellison

Martha Scott Mrs. Reynolds

Nancy Walker Mrs. Bender

Valerie Harper Ann Menzente

Rob Reiner Joel Forrest

Norman Fell Melvin Leonard

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Robert Sampson Dave

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Jean-Michel Michenaud David Evers (as Gera...

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