Bad Manners (1997 film)

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| director = Jonathan Kaufer

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| screenplay = David Gilman

| based_on = {{Based on|Ghost in the Machine|David Gilman}}{{cite news|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/100998manners-film-review.html|title='Bad Manners': Makes a Vipers' Nest Look Downright Cozy|work=The New York Times|date=October 9, 1998}}

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| music = Ira Newborn

| cinematography = Denis Maloney

| editing = Robin Katz

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| distributor = Phaedra Cinema

| released = {{Film date|1997|10|25}}

| runtime = 88 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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Bad Manners is a 1997 American comedy drama film directed by Jonathan Kaufer and starring David Strathairn, Bonnie Bedelia and Saul Rubinek. It is based on the play Ghost in the Machine by David Gilman, who also wrote the screenplay.

Cast

Reception

The film received positive reviews from critics and has an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|title=Bad Manners|accessdate=17 September 2016|work=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_manners_1998/}}

Roger Ebert gave the film three stars.{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Bad Manners|date=18 December 1998|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bad-manners-1998|accessdate=17 September 2016}}

Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B.{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title=Movies: Bad Manners|date=23 October 1998|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1998/10/23/bad-manners|accessdate=17 September 2016}}

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