Author! Author! (1982) - Ivan Travalian

In Author! Author! Al Pacino plays Ivan Travalian, an Armenian-American Broadway playwright in his struggles to write an original play entitled, English with Tears. Throughout his struggle, Travalian facing any stressful troubles: his wife leaving him, deals with a hopeless second act, and must take care of four children of his wife from her 3 different marriages.

Author! Author! directed by Arthur Hiller, and written by Israel Horovitz. This film was Horovitz's second work with Pacino after their first worked in the mid-1960s, The Indian Wants the Bronx. Alongside Pacino, the film stars Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, and Alan King.

Author! Author!, however, was unsuccessful both commercially and artistically. The film's gross revenue was only $10,576,604 in USA, while received negative reviews from critics. Jack Kroll from Newsweek, for example, wrote that "there's nothing sadder than a movie that tries to be adorable and isn't. Author! Author! tries so hard that the screen seems to sweat".