When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose chase through the streets of New York City to track down the iconic star, at the expense of his personal life and much to the chagrin of his wife, Lisa. Can he find Garbo before it's too late?
Elenco: Anne Bancroft , Ron Silver , Carrie Fisher , Catherine Hicks , Steven Hill , Howard Da Silva , Dorothy Loudon , Harvey Fierstein , Hermione Gingold , Richard B. Shull , Michael Lombard , Ed Crowley , Alice Spivak , Maurice Sterman , Antonia Rey , Court Miller , Denny Dillon , Karen Shallo , Max Alexander , Peter Gumeny , Stephen Burks , Tony DiBenedetto , Burtt Harris , Mervyn Nelson , John Ring , Anne Gartlan , José Angel Santana , Jennifer Ogden , David Hammil , Roderick Cook , Mary McDonnell , Leila Danette , Nadine Darling , Joan DeMarrais , Ethel Beatty , Adolph Green , Arthur Schlesinger Jr. , Didi D'Errico , Harry Madsen , Betty Comden , Van Kaplan , Christine Parks , Charles Pendelton , Cy Coleman , Michael Musto , George Plimpton , Stephen M. Silverman .