Old Boyfriends (1979)

Director:

Joan Tewkesbury

Writers:

Leonard Schrader (writer)
Paul Schrader (writer)

Release Date:

13 April 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

...what happens when you see them again?

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Independent Film

Cast

Talia Shire	...	Dianne Cruise
Richard Jordan	...	Jeff Turrin
Keith Carradine	...	Wayne Van Til
John Belushi	...	Eric Katz
John Houseman	...	Doctor Hoffman
Buck Henry	...	Art Kopple
Nina Jordan	...	Dylan Turrin
Gerrit Graham	...	Sam The Fisherman
P.J. Soles	...	Sandy
Bethel Leslie	...	Mrs. Van Til
Joan Hotchkis	...	Pamela Shaw
William Bassett	...	David Brinks
Murphy Dunne	...	Keyboard Player
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Cutler
Paul Flaherty	...	Bloodshot Band Member
Mary McCusker	...	Katie
Barry Michlin

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:R

Company:

Edward R. Pressman Film

Trivia:

According to Bob Woodward's John Belushi biography "Wired", Talia Shire thoroughly enjoyed working with Belushi in this film. Knowing his drug problem, she told Belushi after the film wrapped he was a great actor when not using drugs and that she wanted to work with him again in the future. Unfortunately, with Belushi's untimely death three years later, she didn't get the opportunity.

I'd like to take Richard Jordan home to mother

Talia Shire's marriage goes belly up and she decides to find old boyfriends to see who she was then, so she can find out who she is now. First up is old college beau Richard Jordan who asked her to marry him 3 times, but she turned him down. Don't know why, he sure is adorable, but she runs out on him again and moves on to high school beau John Belushi who shamed her, then quickly on to find a grammar school beau but that doesn't work out either. Meanwhile, Richard Jordan is looking everywhere for her because he and his daughter (Jordan's real life daughter) want her back. Heaven knows why, but he just doesn't give up easily. Talia Shire's character is not very sympathetic for the lead heroine, but Jordan's is and makes up for it. The scenes between them are sweet.