White Palace (film) White Palace (film) White Palace is a 1990 American romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and starring Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates, Steven Hill, Jeremy Piven, and Renee Taylor. It was written by Ted Tally and Alvin Sargent, based on the novel of the same name by Glenn Savan (who appears in the film as an extra with a small speaking part). It centers on the unlikely relationship between a young upper middle class widower (Spader) who falls in love with a middle-aged working class waitress (Sarandon) in St. Louis, Missouri. The original music score was
Susan Sarandon ("Bart Has Two Mommies") and as a ballet teacher, "Homer vs. Patty and Selma". She appeared on "Friends", "Malcolm in the Middle", "Mad TV", "Saturday Night Live", "Chappelle's Show", "30 Rock", "Rescue Me," and "Mike & Molly". Sarandon has contributed the narration to two dozen documentary films, many of which dealt with social and political issues. In addition, she has served as the presenter on many installments of the PBS documentary series, "Independent Lens". In 1999 and 2000, she hosted and presented "Mythos", a series of lectures by the late American mythology professor Joseph Campbell. Sarandon also participates as a