Nuts is a 1987 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt and starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfuss. The screenplay by Tom Topor, Darryl Ponicsan, and Alvin Sargent is based on Topor's 1979 play of the same title. This was Karl Malden's final film before his death in 2009, and was Leslie Nielsen's final non-comedic film. When call girl Claudia Draper kills client Allen Green in self-defense, her mother Rose and stepfather Arthur attempt to have her declared mentally incompetent by Dr. Herbert Morrison in order to avoid a public scandal. Realizing if her parents succeed she will be... remanded to a psychiatric facility for an indefinite period of time, strong-willed Claudia is determined to prove she is sane enough to stand trial. The attorney her parents hire to defend her quits after Claudia assaults him, and the court appoints public defender Aaron Levinsky to handle her case. She resists him as well until she comes to the realization he is on her side.
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| Release date: | November 20, 1987 |
| Directed by: | Martin Ritt |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 116 Minutes |
| Producer: | Teri Schwartz, Cis Corman, Barbra Streisand |
| Music by: | Barbra Streisand |
| Cinematography: | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Screenplay by: | Tom Topor |
| Estimated budget: | $25,000,000 |
| Genre: | Musical |