White Palace is a 1990 film starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader. It is a romantic drama about the unlikely relationship between a young middle class widower (Spader) who falls in love with a middle-aged working class waitress (Sarandon) in St. Louis, Missouri. The film was based on a novel of the same title by the late Glenn Savan (who also appeared in the film as an extra with a small speaking part), and was directed by Luis Mandoki from a screenplay by Ted Tally and Alvin Sargent. The original music score is composed by George Fenton. The film is marketed with the tagline "The story of a younger man and a bolder woman."
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Susan Sarandon | Nora Baker |
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James Spader | Max Baron |
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Jason Alexander | Neil |
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Kathy Bates | Rosemary |
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Eileen Brennan | Judy |
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Steven Hill | Sol Horowitz |
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Rachel Chagall | Rachel (as Rachel Levin) |
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Corey Parker | Larry Klugman |
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Renée Taylor | Edith Baron (as Renee Taylor) |
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Jonathan Penner | Marv Miller |
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Barbara Howard | Sherri Klugman |
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Kim Myers | Heidi Solomon (as Kim Meyers) |
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Hildy Brooks | Ella Horowitz |
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Mitzi McCall | Sophie Rosen |
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K.C. Carr | Stripper |
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Glenn Savan | White Palace Customer |
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Fannie Belle Lebby | Marcia |
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Vernon Dudas | Jimmy the Bartender |
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Maryann Kopperman | Reba Pasker |
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Maria Pitillo | Janey |
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Jeremy Piven | Kahn |
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Robert Bourgeois | Bachelor Party Men |
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Lantz Harshbarger | Bachelor Party Men |
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Jordan Stone | Bachelor Party Men |
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William Oberbeck | Eddie Lobodiak |
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John Flack | Advertising Executive |
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Wilma Myracle | Helen |
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Joseph Rosenbloom | Rabbi |
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Michael E. Arnett | Country Western Singer |
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Janet Lofton | Supermarket Checker |
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Sherry Grogan | Mrs. Goodman |
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Patrick S. Harrigan | Mr. Goodman |
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Adrienne Evans | Brunch Guest (as Adrienne Brett) |
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Toni Lynn | Hostess |
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Ellen Cantalupo | Waitress |
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Jonathan Ames | Restaurant Customer |
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Louis Brill | Elderly Man |
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Blanche Brill | Elderly Woman |
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Carlo Allen | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Charles Bazaldua | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Bart Braverman | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Joan Crosby | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Judi M. Durand | Additional Voice (voice) (as Judi Durand) |
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Greg Finley | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Javier Grajeda | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Rosanna Huffman | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Barbara Harris | Additional Voice (voice) (as Barbara Iley) |
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Harvey Jason | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Marsha Kramer | Additional Voice (voice) |
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David McCharen | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Paige Pollack | Additional Voice (voice) (as Paige Nan Pollack) |
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Jan Rabson | Additional Voice (voice) |
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David Randolph | Additional Voice (voice) (as David J. Randolph) |
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Noreen Reardon | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Susan Napoli | Additional Voice (voice) (as Stephani Ryan) |
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Gary Schwartz | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Suzanne Stone | Additional Voice (voice) |
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Jeffrey Bean | Street Walking in Blue Coat (uncredited) |
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Spiros Focás | George (uncredited) |
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Robyn Rosenfeld | Rita Fishman (uncredited) |
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Ken Tipton | Restaurant Customer (uncredited) |
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Luis Mandoki | Director |
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Ted Tally | Writer |
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Glenn Savan | Writer |