First Monday in October ★★½ 1981 (R) Clayburgh, as the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, finds a friendly rival in colleague Matthau, a crusty but benign liberal judge. Though based on a Broadway hit, it ended up seeming to foreshadow the real-life appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor, which occurred at about the time the film was released. The title refers to the date the court begins its sessions. 99m/C VHS, DVD. Walter Matthau, Jill Clayburgh, Barnard Hughes, James Stephens, Jan Sterling, James Stephens, Joshua Bryant, Noble Willingham;
Director:
Ronald Neame;
Writer:
Fred W. Koenekamp;
Cameo:
Ian Fraser.
