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Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story

7.319941h 36mMovieComedyDramaTV Movie

After the loss of her husband, comedienne Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa must discover a way to heal their broken relationship and provide each other the strength to start again.

DirectorOz Scott

WriterSusan Rice

ProducersGeorge Horie·Merrill H. Karpf

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Cast · Directed by Oz Scott

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Is Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story based on a true story?

Yes — Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).