September (1987): Cast, Box Office & Plot
September is a 1987 drama directed by Woody Allen, starring Mia Farrow as Lane, Dianne Wiest and Elaine Stritch. It runs 1 hour 22 minutes and earned $486,434 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 22m (82 min)
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Orion Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is September About?
The premise of September without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A moving drama directed by Woody Allen follows Lane, who retreats to her country house after a suicide attempt. Her friend Stephanie joins her for the summer, while Lane’s mother Diane arrives with her husband Lloyd, Lane’s stepfather. The nearby neighbors, Peter and Howard, become entangled in a love triangle: Howard loves Lane, Lane loves Peter, and Peter is drawn to Stephanie.
September Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- family relationships
- dialogue driven
- written by director
- pool table
- playing pool
- summer house
- teacher
- vermont
- family home
- elderly couple
- love
- older man younger woman relationship
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- power cut
- power outage
- touching someone's face
- love triangle
- female friendship
- house for sale
- childhood trauma
- saying goodbye
- woman wears eyeglasses
- month as title
- emotional vulnerability
- french language spoken
- weekend
- melodrama
- one word title
- affair
- crying
- infidelity
- unrequited love
- loneliness
- haunted by the past
- friendship
- ensemble cast
- thunderstorm
- ouija board
- mother daughter relationship
- blackout
- independent film
- couple
- depression
- best friend
- physicist
- husband wife relationship
- writer
- thunder
- looking at the stars
- drunkenness
- candlelight
September Cast & Characters
Mia Farrow leads the cast as Lane, with Dianne Wiest as Stephanie and Elaine Stritch as Diane Frasier. Directed by Woody Allen; 9 actors are credited in all.
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Director Woody Allen
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Dianne Wiest as Stephanie -
Elaine Stritch as Diane Frasier -
Jack Warden as Lloyd
Also Starring in September
· 5 more- Sam Waterston Peter
- Denholm Elliott Howard
- Rosemary Murphy Mrs. Mason
- Ira Wheeler Mr. Raines
- Jane Cecil Mrs. Raines
More from Woody Allen
More films directed by Woody Allen, best-rated first: A Rainy Day in New York, Sounds from a Town I Love, Bullets Over Broadway and Another Woman.
September Plot Summary
What happens in September from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
After a suicide attempt, Lane, Mia Farrow, has moved to a quiet country house in Vermont to recuperate. Her best friend Stephanie, Dianne Wiest, joins her for the summer to get away from her husband and the everyday grind. Lane’s brassy mother Diane, Elaine Stritch, arrives with her physicist husband Lloyd, Jack Warden, Lane’s stepfather. Lane is also close to two neighbors: Peter, Sam Waterston, a struggling writer, and Howard, Denholm Elliott, a French teacher. The story sketches a tangled web of affection: Howard is in love with Lane, Lane is in love with Peter, and Peter is in love with Stephanie.
Full summary
The whole story of September, scene by scene
September Box Office
September grossed $486,434 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$486.4K
- US & Canada
- $486.4K
How Well Do You Know September?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actress plays the character Lane?
September Also Known As
15 alternative titles, including “Septiembre” and “Setembro”.
- Also known as
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- Septiembre
- Setembro
- 情牽九月天
- Սեպտեմբեր
- Settembre
- Září
- 情怀九月天
- ספטמבר
- Szeptember
- Wrzesień
- Сентябрь
- Септември
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- 9월, სექტემბერი
- Setembre
- Вересень
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Movies Like September
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including One Summer, A Summer Place and Summer Hours.
September FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of September, each answered in a sentence.
How long is September?
September runs 1 hour 22 minutes (82 minutes).
When was September released?
September was released on December 18, 1987.
Who directed September?
September was directed by Woody Allen.
More films by Woody Allen Who is in the cast of September?
September stars Mia Farrow as Lane, Dianne Wiest as Stephanie and Elaine Stritch as Diane Frasier, among 9 credited actors.
How much did September make at the box office?
September grossed $486,434 worldwide.
Does September have a post-credit scene?
No. September has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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