Nothing Personal (1980)

Director:

George Bloomfield

Writer:

Robert Kaufman

Stars:

Donald Sutherland, Suzanne Somers, Lawrence Dane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donald Sutherland	...	Roger Keller
Suzanne Somers	...	Abigail Adams
Lawrence Dane	...	Ralston
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Paxton
Dabney Coleman	...	Dickerson
Sean McCann	...	Jake
Chief Dan George	...	Oscar
John Dehner	...	Senator
Gary Reineke	...	Colonel
David Steinberg	...	Talk Show Host
Craig Russell	...	Talk Show Guest
Sean Sullivan	...	Dean Collier
Michael Wincott	...	Peter
Catherine O'Hara	...	Audrey
Douglas Campbell	...	Crichett, Sr.

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

box office flop | seal | satire | car in water | baby seal | 

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Taglines:

Donald Sutherland and Suzanne Somers break the law in thirty-seven states, Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal Zone.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

A fókalovag

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Famous Players, Fildselle

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Suzanne Somers writes in her autobiography that Donald Sutherland pretty much assumed direction of the actors once it became apparent that filmmaker George Bloomfield was in over-his-head.

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Connections

Referenced in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Three's Company' (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Nothing Personal"
Sung by Suzanne Somers
Music and Lyrics by Peter Mann

User Reviews

Watch it for the ending!

Amongst a group of Donald Sutherland devotees, I watched this film with numb awe. That a film could be so incredibly unfunny despite a video cover describing it as a "riotous romantic comedy" was disappointing to say the least. The film contained none of Donald Sutherland's eccentric acting traits, which I enjoy in most of his other performances, and it was hard to recollect exactly which part was "riotous", though my friends and I thought we may have found it. I love films that are so awful that they are great, but his one failed to measure up even to this standard.

Despite this negative opinion, I must still advise anyone with an interest in Donald Sutherland, Suzanne Somers, or bad movies, that one should watch this all the way through, despite the tedium, to appreciate the bizarre and remarkable ending. Even though I could not describe what it is, it is to be seen to be believed. That someone, or some people, at the end of several months work watched this last scene and thought "Yeah, that makes a good ending" defies belief. Watch it for the ending!