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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1990 DVD Release: 01/13/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Romance, Romantic Drama, Social Problem Film

In this socially conscious drama with romantic overtones, Iris (Jane Fonda) is a working mother with a job at a large commercial bakery who is still getting over the death of her husband, though her circumstances don't give her much time to grieve. She's sharing her house with her two children, Kelly (Martha Plimpton) and Richard (Harley Cross), her unemployed sister Sharon (Swoosie Kurtz), and her thuggish brother-in-law. The tensions at home become even greater when teenage Kelly announces that she's pregnant. One of the few bright spots in her life is her blossoming friendship with Stanley (Robert DeNiro), a nice guy who works in the bakery's cafeteria. However, Iris starts noticing a few odd things about Stanley and it slowly dawns on her that he can't read. When the boss figures this out, Stanley loses his job -- an especially troubling development, as Stanley has just had to put his father in a retirement home. Homeless and out of work, Stanley turns to Iris with a special request -- he'd like her to teach him how to read. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jane Fonda - Iris King
Robert De Niro - Stanley Everett Cox
Swoosie Kurtz - Sharon
Martha Plimpton - Kelly King
Harley Cross - Richard King

Screen legends Robert De Niro and Jane Fonda team up for this story of love and learning, which has been given a good presentation on DVD. Stanley & Iris has been given two transfers for this DVD release; viewers may choose between the original widescreen version, presented in letterboxed format in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (enhanced for anamorphic playback on widescreen monitors), or a pan-and-scan transfer in the full-screen ratio of 1.33:1. The original English-language soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital Stereo; a dubbed Spanish track in Dolby Digital Mono is also included, as well as optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. The film's original trailer appears as a bonus. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide