First Monday in October

"In the Supreme Court, there are only eight of them against all of her."

Aug 21 1981 R 1h 38m

Comedy, Drama

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

Plot

Ruth Loomis becomes the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. A staunch conservative, she immediately runs into conflict with Dan Snow, the high court's resident liberal. Although they never agree on the issues before the Court, they develop a respect and affection for each other after several comedic encounters.

Written by

Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee

Directed by

Ronald Neame

Cast

Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations

Trailers

First Monday In October Trailer 1981

Scores

# of Votes

1,754

Average Rating

6.4 out of 10

Metascore

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