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Cast
Wendie Malick
as Ann Landers / Abigail Van Buren
Robert Desiderio
as Mort
Kip Gilman
as Jules (as Kenneth David Gilman)
Michelle Duffy
as Grown Margo
David Groh
as Abe
Tyler Gannon
as Young Margo
Joann Johnson
as Rebecca
Karen Johnson-Miller
as Beauty parlor woman #1
Angela Nicole Babb
as Beauty parlor woman #2
Raissa Fleming
as Beauty parlor woman #3
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1999
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama, TV Movie
Votes5
DirectorAlan Metzger
WritersHoward Burkons, Adam Gilad
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsTake My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story
About Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story
Biography of feuding advice columnist twins, Ann Landers and Abby Van Buren, starts with their early lives in Sioux City, Iowa when they were known as Esther and Pauline through their double wedding and follows them into their columnist successes. However, much of the film also concentrates on their personal and professional feuds that ran the course of their lives. Written by John Sacksteder
Directed by Alan Metzger, Take My Advice: The Ann and Abby Story leans on a strong ensemble — Wendie Malick, Robert Desiderio, Kip Gilman — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1999.
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