The Man Upstairs (1992 film)

The Man Upstairs
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Genre	Comedy-drama Crime
Written by	James Prideaux
Directed by	George Schaefer
Starring	Katharine Hepburn Ryan O'Neal
Music by	Billy Goldenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Burt Reynolds
Producers	Renée Valente James Prideaux George Schaefer
Production locations	Vancouver, Canada
Cinematography	Walter Lassally
Editor	Dann Cahn
Running time	91 minutes
Production company	Burt Reynolds Productions
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	December 6, 1992 (1992-12-06)

The Man Upstairs is a 1992 American crime comedy-drama television film directed by George Schaefer and starring Katharine Hepburn and Ryan O'Neal. The film premiered on CBS on December 6, 1992.

Hepburn was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film at the 50th Golden Globe Awards.^[1]

Plot[]

An elderly woman named Victoria Brown discovers an escaped convict, Mooney Polaski, hiding in her attic. At first she is horrified, but gradually she becomes fascinated by the fast-talking fugitive and permits him to stay in her house while the local sheriff and his men hunt for him. A relationship develops between the unlikely pair: he finds the home he never had and she overcomes her loneliness.

Cast[]

• Katharine Hepburn as Victoria Brown
• Ryan O'Neal as Mooney Polaski
• Henry Beckman as Sheriff
• Helena Carroll as Molly
• Brenda Forbes as Cloris

References[]

External links[]

• The Man Upstairs at IMDb
• The Man Upstairs at AllMovie

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