She's finally met the man of her dreams. He's not real, but you can't have everything.
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
- 7.4
- 1985
- Released
- 1h 22m
Mia Farrow
Cecilia
Jeff Daniels
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Danny Aiello
Monk
Irving Metzman
Theater Manager
Stephanie Farrow
Cecilia's Sister
Edward Herrmann
Henry
John Wood
Jason
Deborah Rush
Rita
Van Johnson
Larry
Zoe Caldwell
The Countess
Milo O’Shea
Father Donnelly
Dianne Wiest
Emma
Glenne Headly
Hooker
Paul Herman
Penny PitcherRick Petrucelli
Penny Pitcher
Peter Castellotti
Penny Pitcher
John Rothman
Mr. Hirsch's LawyerDavid Kieserman
Diner BossElaine Grollman
Diner PatronVictoria Zussin
Diner PatronMark Hammond
Diner PatronWade Barnes
Diner PatronJoseph G. Graham
Diner PatronDon Quigley
Diner PatronMaurice Brenner
Diner PatronMilton Seaman
Ticket Buyer
Mimi Weddell
Ticket BuyerTom Degidon
Ticket TakerMary Hedahl
Popcorn SellerEugene J. Anthony
ArturoEbb Miller
Bandleader
Karen Akers
Kitty HaynesAnnie-Joe Edwards
Delilah
Peter McRobbie
The Communist
Camille Saviola
Olga
Juliana Donald
UsheretteMargaret Thompson
Movie AudienceGeorge Hamlin
Movie Audience
Helen Hanft
Movie AudienceLeo Postrel
Movie AudienceHelen Miller
Movie Audience
George Martin
Movie AudienceCrystal Field
Movie AudienceKen Chapin
Reporter
Robert Trebor
Reporter
Benjamin Rayson
Movie GoerJean Shevlin
Movie GoerAlbert S. Bennett
Movie GoerMartha Sherrill
Movie GoerGretchen MacLane
Movie GoerEdwin Bordo
Movie GoerAndrew Murphy
Policeman #1
Tom Kubiak
Policeman #2
Raymond Serra
Hollywood ExecutiveGeorge J. Manos
Press AgentDavid Tice
WaiterJames Lynch
Maitre D'Sydney A. Blake
Variety Reporter
Michael Tucker
Gil's Agent
Peter Von Berg
Drugstore CustomerDavid Weber
Photo DoubleWillie Tjan
Hooker
Lela Ivey
Hooker
Drinda Lalumia
HookerLoretta Tupper
Music Store OwnerMarty Appel
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
James Prendergast
Waiter (uncredited)![The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) Original Trailer [HD]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/u9qate1rGAg/hqdefault.jpg)
Released
en
$15,000,000.00
$10,631,333.00
- #new york city
- #great depression
- #falling in love
- #movie star
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Initially, this reminded me a little of the scenario for “King Kong” as the impressionable young “Cecilia” (Mia Farrow) manages, not unreasonably it has to be said, to get fired from her waitressing job in 1930s New York. Despondent, she heads to the cinema to see the “The Purple Rose of Cairo” only for it’s star “Tom” (Jeff Daniels) to quite literally leap off the screen at her and soon her world