474:
421:
29:
458:
585:
555:
511:
550:
451:
560:
535:
590:
580:
545:
570:
444:
304:
504:
206:). Paula quits her job and runs off to help the poor, leaving Dennis to keep Raymond away from a life of crime. Ruby ventures toward a
342:
565:
595:
497:
291:
81:
575:
540:
365:
225:
199:
243:
303:
Peter
Lilienthal, the film's director, won "Outstanding Individual Achievement: Direction" in the 1983
325:"Ruby's Dream (1982) - Peter Lilienthal | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related"
194:
who owns a bowling alley. The film follows his attempts to make it big while struggling against the
530:
406:
481:
428:
207:
155:
91:
39:
28:
198:
and finding romance with Sharon (Ivy Ray
Browning). Dennis lives with his sister, Paula (
473:
350:
195:
524:
258:
231:
191:
101:
77:
420:
324:
282:
203:
145:
73:
237:
276:
252:
69:
174:
in some US video releases) is a 1982 German comedy-drama crime film starring
219:
187:
175:
65:
383:
267:
400:
485:
432:
210:, something that is off-kilter to his surroundings.
151:
141:
131:
107:
97:
87:
61:
53:
45:
35:
21:
427:This article about a 1980s comedy-drama film is a
505:
452:
8:
480:This 1980s crime film–related article is a
512:
498:
459:
445:
27:
18:
586:English-language crime comedy-drama films
316:
556:Foreign films set in the United States
7:
470:
468:
417:
415:
364:Maslin, Janet (December 21, 1983).
551:Films directed by Peter Lilienthal
484:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
431:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
14:
472:
419:
561:German crime comedy-drama films
536:1980s crime comedy-drama films
366:"Lilienthal's 'Mr. Wonderful'"
1:
591:1980s comedy-drama film stubs
581:Films scored by Claus Bantzer
546:English-language German films
16:1982 film by Peter Lilienthal
571:1980s English-language films
343:"DEAR MR. WONDERFUL (1982)"
612:
467:
414:
249:Ivy Ray Browning as Sharon
288:Ronald Maccone as Maurice
202:), and her son, Raymond (
26:
273:Dominick Grieco as Lenny
566:1982 comedy-drama films
57:Joachim von Vietinghoff
596:1980s crime film stubs
386:– via mubi.com.
353:on February 22, 2020.
264:Gene Ruffini as Jimmy
244:Richard S. Castellano
384:"Dear Mr. Wonderful"
576:1980s German films
402:Dear Mr. Wonderful
370:The New York Times
305:German Film Awards
190:) is a small-time
165:Dear Mr. Wonderful
22:Dear Mr. Wonderful
541:West German films
493:
492:
440:
439:
161:
160:
603:
514:
507:
500:
476:
469:
461:
454:
447:
423:
416:
388:
387:
380:
374:
373:
361:
355:
354:
349:. Archived from
339:
333:
332:
321:
208:spiritual crisis
123:
121:
92:Michael Ballhaus
40:Peter Lilienthal
31:
19:
611:
610:
606:
605:
604:
602:
601:
600:
521:
520:
519:
518:
466:
465:
412:
397:
392:
391:
382:
381:
377:
363:
362:
358:
341:
340:
336:
323:
322:
318:
313:
301:
216:
184:
168:(also known as
134:
127:
119:
117:
110:
80:
76:
72:
68:
17:
12:
11:
5:
609:
607:
599:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
523:
522:
517:
516:
509:
502:
494:
491:
490:
477:
464:
463:
456:
449:
441:
438:
437:
424:
410:
409:
396:
395:External links
393:
390:
389:
375:
356:
334:
315:
314:
312:
309:
300:
297:
296:
295:
289:
286:
280:
274:
271:
265:
262:
256:
250:
247:
241:
235:
229:
223:
222:as Ruby Dennis
215:
212:
183:
180:
159:
158:
153:
149:
148:
143:
139:
138:
135:
132:
129:
128:
126:
125:
113:
111:
108:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
89:
88:Cinematography
85:
84:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
608:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
528:
526:
515:
510:
508:
503:
501:
496:
495:
489:
487:
483:
478:
475:
471:
462:
457:
455:
450:
448:
443:
442:
436:
434:
430:
425:
422:
418:
413:
408:
404:
403:
399:
398:
394:
385:
379:
376:
371:
367:
360:
357:
352:
348:
344:
338:
335:
330:
326:
320:
317:
310:
308:
306:
298:
294:as Cameo Role
293:
290:
287:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
266:
263:
260:
259:Joseph Rigano
257:
254:
251:
248:
245:
242:
239:
236:
233:
232:Frank Vincent
230:
227:
224:
221:
218:
217:
213:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
192:lounge singer
189:
186:Ruby Dennis (
181:
179:
177:
173:
172:
167:
166:
157:
154:
150:
147:
144:
140:
136:
130:
115:
114:
112:
106:
103:
102:Claus Bantzer
100:
96:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
78:Frank Vincent
75:
71:
67:
64:
60:
56:
52:
48:
44:
41:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
486:expanding it
479:
433:expanding it
426:
411:
401:
378:
369:
359:
351:the original
346:
337:
328:
319:
302:
283:Evan Handler
246:as FBI Agent
226:Karen Ludwig
204:Evan Handler
200:Karen Ludwig
185:
171:Ruby's Dream
170:
169:
164:
163:
162:
146:West Germany
133:Running time
109:Release date
74:Evan Handler
49:Sam Koperwas
292:Tony Martin
277:Paul Herman
137:100 minutes
124: (U.S.)
82:Tony Martin
54:Produced by
36:Directed by
531:1982 films
525:Categories
311:References
253:Larry Rapp
70:Larry Rapp
46:Written by
279:as "Hesh"
255:as Arnold
238:Ed O'Ross
220:Joe Pesci
188:Joe Pesci
176:Joe Pesci
66:Joe Pesci
329:AllMovie
268:Ben Dova
261:as Artie
240:as Glenn
234:as Louie
228:as Paula
152:Language
98:Music by
62:Starring
156:English
142:Country
118: (
299:Awards
285:as Ray
270:as Ben
482:stub
429:stub
407:IMDb
214:Cast
182:Plot
120:1982
116:1982
405:at
347:BFI
196:mob
527::
368:.
345:.
327:.
307:.
178:.
513:e
506:t
499:v
488:.
460:e
453:t
446:v
435:.
372:.
331:.
122:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.