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I Want to Go Home

Plot: Joey Wellman, an American cartoonist from Cleveland now largely forgotten at home, visits France with his partner Lena to attend an exhibition in Paris about the comic strip (bande dessinée) which features his work. He also hopes to be reconciled with his daughter Elsie who has been a student in Paris for two years, in flight from the American culture of which she sees her father as a typical example
Release Date: Wednesday, September 27 1989
35 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Laura BensonLaura Benson. Laura Benson was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Elsie Wellman'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Adolph GreenAdolph Green. Adolph Green was 74 in I Want to Go Home as 'Joey Wellman'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 02 1914 –
Died: Wed, Oct 23 2002
Portrait of Linda LavinLinda Lavin. Linda Lavin was 51 in I Want to Go Home as 'Lena Apthrop'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 15 1937 –
Died: Sun, Dec 29 2024
Portrait of Gérard DepardieuGérard Depardieu. Gérard Depardieu was 40 in I Want to Go Home as 'Christian Gauthier'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 27 1948
Portrait of Geraldine ChaplinGeraldine Chaplin. Geraldine Chaplin was 45 in I Want to Go Home as 'Terry Amstrong'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 31 1944
Portrait of François-Eric GendronFrançois-Eric Gendron. François-Eric Gendron was 35 in I Want to Go Home as 'Lionel Cohn-Martin'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 15 1954
Portrait of Georges FrickerGeorges Fricker. Georges Fricker was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Roxy Darcel'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of John AshtonJohn Ashton. John Ashton was 41 in I Want to Go Home as 'Harry Dempsey'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 22 1948 –
Died: Thu, Sep 26 2024
Portrait of Caroline SilholCaroline Silhol. Caroline Silhol was 40 in I Want to Go Home as 'Dora Dempsey'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 10 1949
Portrait of Micheline PresleMicheline Presle. Micheline Presle was 67 in I Want to Go Home as 'Isabelle Gauthier'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 22 1922 –
Died: Wed, Feb 21 2024
Portrait of Patrick BonnelPatrick Bonnel. Patrick Bonnel was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Le boucher'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Charlotte BonnetCharlotte Bonnet. Charlotte Bonnet was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'La femme chauffeur de taxi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Isabelle WolfeIsabelle Wolfe. Isabelle Wolfe was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Laureline'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jean-Marc CozicJean-Marc Cozic. Jean-Marc Cozic was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Tintin'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tony DiasTony Dias. Tony Dias was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Valentina'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Guillaume FarnyGuillaume Farny. Guillaume Farny was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Bateman'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alain FromagerAlain Fromager. Alain Fromager was 28 in I Want to Go Home as 'L'étudiant dans le bureau de Gauthier'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 30 1960
Portrait of Peter HudsonPeter Hudson. Peter Hudson was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Le Spectre'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Raphaëline GoupilleauRaphaëline Goupilleau. Raphaëline Goupilleau was 29 in I Want to Go Home as 'L'étudiante dans le bureau de Gauthier'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1960
Portrait of Isabelle HabiagueIsabelle Habiague. Isabelle Habiague was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'La jeune femme qui chante'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ludivine SagnierLudivine Sagnier. Ludivine Sagnier was 10 in I Want to Go Home as 'La petite fille de la place du village'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 03 1979
Portrait of Jacques Le ServotJacques Le Servot. Jacques Le Servot was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Spirit'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Agnès SeelingerAgnès Seelinger. Agnès Seelinger was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'La domestique du manoir'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gisèle SobanGisèle Soban. Gisèle Soban was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Elektra'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Anne TeyssèdreAnne Teyssèdre. Anne Teyssèdre was 28 in I Want to Go Home as 'La jeune femme dans le bureau de Gauthier'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 12 1960
Portrait of Isabelle TurpaultIsabelle Turpault. Isabelle Turpault was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Catwoman'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michel WeinstadtMichel Weinstadt. Michel Weinstadt was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Corto Maltese'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Abbes ZahmaniAbbes Zahmani. Abbes Zahmani was 28 in I Want to Go Home as 'Le Concombre Masqué'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 18 1961
Portrait of Lucienne HamonLucienne Hamon. Lucienne Hamon was 59 in I Want to Go Home as 'Mme Roget'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 22 1930
Portrait of Catherine ArditiCatherine Arditi. Catherine Arditi was 43 in I Want to Go Home as 'La boulangère'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 14 1946
Portrait of Anne RousselAnne Roussel. Anne Roussel was 29 in I Want to Go Home as 'La jeune femme fatiguée'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 06 1960
Portrait of Jean ChampionJean Champion. Jean Champion was 75 in I Want to Go Home as 'Le chauffeur de taxi'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 09 1914 –
Died: Wed, May 23 2001
Portrait of Emmanuelle ChauletEmmanuelle Chaulet. Emmanuelle Chaulet was 28 in I Want to Go Home as 'La secrétaire de Gauthier'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1961
Portrait of Pierre DecazesPierre Decazes. Pierre Decazes was 57 in I Want to Go Home as 'Le garagiste'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 12 1932 –
Died: Tue, Aug 11 2020
Portrait of Nicolas TrongNicolas Trong. Nicolas Trong was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Le jeune homme dans l'avion'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Françoise BertinFrançoise Bertin. Françoise Bertin was 64 in I Want to Go Home as 'La cliente de la marchande de légumes'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 23 1925 –
Died: Sun, Oct 26 2014

Crew

Portrait of Alain ResnaisAlain Resnais. Alain Resnais was 67 in I Want to Go Home as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, Jun 03 1922 –
Died: Sat, Mar 01 2014
Portrait of Charles Van DammeCharles Van Damme. Charles Van Damme was 43 in I Want to Go Home as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Thu, May 30 1946
Portrait of Jules FeifferJules Feiffer. Jules Feiffer was 60 in I Want to Go Home as 'Writer'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 26 1929 –
Died: Fri, Jan 17 2025
Portrait of Marin KarmitzMarin Karmitz. Marin Karmitz was 50 in I Want to Go Home as 'Producer'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 07 1938
Portrait of Christian FerryChristian Ferry. Christian Ferry was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Thu, Apr 21 2011
Portrait of Albert JurgensonAlbert Jurgenson. Albert Jurgenson was 60 in I Want to Go Home as 'Editor'
Birthday: Tue, Jun 04 1929 –
Died: Wed, Jun 12 2002
Portrait of John KanderJohn Kander. John Kander was 62 in I Want to Go Home as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Fri, Mar 18 1927
Portrait of Thi-Loan NguyenThi-Loan Nguyen. Thi-Loan Nguyen was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Philippe TurlurePhilippe Turlure. Philippe Turlure was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jacques SaulnierJacques Saulnier. Jacques Saulnier was 61 in I Want to Go Home as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 08 1928 –
Died: Sun, Nov 09 2014
Portrait of Catherine LeterrierCatherine Leterrier. Catherine Leterrier was 46 in I Want to Go Home as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Mon, Oct 26 1942
Portrait of Patrick VillainPatrick Villain. Patrick Villain was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Hairstylist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Claude MoeschingClaude Moesching. Claude Moesching was 62 in I Want to Go Home as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sun, May 08 1927
Portrait of Nicole ChaubetNicole Chaubet. Nicole Chaubet was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Hairstylist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sylvie LorthioisSylvie Lorthiois. Sylvie Lorthiois was >> in I Want to Go Home as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday