Punchline
Released Date
October 7, 1988
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$21,042,667 + $0 = $21,042,667
$21,042,667 + $0 = $21,042,667
About Punchline
A medical school dropout and a housewife/mom try to make it as stand-up comedians. They become friends and help each other out at an NYC comedy club.
About
A young comic helps an aspiring stand-up comedian housewife break into the field. The film was written and directed by David Seltzer.
Trivia
Star Tom Hanks performed more than 30 times in comedy clubs in Los Angeles and New York City to prepare for the role, often resulting in failure.