Used People is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron. The screenplay by Todd Graff, adapted from his 1988 off-Broadway play The Grandma Plays , takes a humorous look at a highly dysfunctional family living in the New York City borough of Queens circa 1969. Strangely, despite being distributed by 20th Century Fox on its initial release in 1992, the movie was put on DVD on March 22, 2011 by Warner Bros. Pictures as part of their Warner Archive Collection. Pearl Berman has just returned home from her husband Jack's funeral, her grief disrupted by her many relatives... animatedly discussing which parkway offered the best route to the cemetery. Pearl's family tackles any and every subject - from body odor to toilets to Tupperware to borscht - as if it's worthy of a major debate. Into a household filled with kvetchers steps Joe Meledandri, a distinguished Italian who years ago met Pearl's wayward husband in a bar and convinced him to return to her. He has desired her ever since, and now that Pearl is a widow, Joe feels the time is right to make his move. He invites her for coffee, his first step on the road to seduction.
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| Release date: | December 16, 1992 |
| Directed by: | Beeban Kidron |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 115 Minutes |
| Music by: | Rachel Portman |
| Cinematography: | David Watkin |
| Screenplay by: | Todd Graff |
| Adapted from: | The Grandma Plays |
| Genre: | Comedy |