An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.
Stanley & Iris is of 1 hour(s) and 44 minute(s). It is Produced By: Star Partners II Ltd., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was released on 1990-02-09. It has the tagline: Some people need love spelled out for them. It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
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