Irreconcilable Differences (1984)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Charles Shyer

Writers:

Nancy Meyers (written by)
Charles Shyer (written by)

Release Date:

28 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

They've Got Everything... including a 10 year old daughter who's suing them for divorce.

Plot:

Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.

Plot Keywords:

Parent | Divorce | Love | Girl | Maid

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Ryan O'Neal	...	Albert Brodsky
Shelley Long	...	Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
Drew Barrymore	...	Casey Brodsky
Sam Wanamaker	...	David Kessler
Allen Garfield	...	Phil Hanner
Sharon Stone	...	Blake Chandler (aka Amanda)
Kim Marriner	...	Reporter
Wendy Gordon	...	Reporter
Ken Gale	...	Reporter
Deborah Cody	...	Reporter
Steven K. Miller	...	Reporter
Annie Meyers-Shyer	...	Little Girl in Crowd
Lauren Hartman	...	Woman on the Street
David Paymer	...	Alan Sluiser
Larry Marko	...	Court Clerk

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | UK:15 | Australia:PG | USA:PG

Company:

Hemdale Film

Trivia:

Loosely based on the marriage and divorce of director Peter Bogdanovich and his ex-wife Polly Platt.

Quotes:

Albert Brodsky: [reading from Casey's Book "Tomorrow"] "Erica James celebrated her 13th birthday by screwing the entire junior varsity basketball team!" What is this?
Casey Brodsky: A book! May I have it back please?

Movie Connections:

References At Long Last Love (1975)

Soundtrack:

This Belle

Drew was good, I forgot how good!

Someone above said she's not real in this. I thought she was very real. Her closing comments to the court are priceless and truthful. Also funny and dramatic is star Shelley Long, who is sunk with bad hairstyles and colors throughout the film. Did she tee off the film's stylist? Ryan's excellent and looks hot. Sharon Stone's the funniest I've ever seen her. My favorite line: "Dammit, Dottie this Tab is warm! Really mother, for $600 a week I expect you to know the difference between hot and cold!" This film's comments on the Hollywood scene are great because Charles Shyer & Nancy Meyers have lived it. Underrated. DVD, please. p.s. Closing song is dated and maudlin, badly performed by Sinatra. Written by Peter Allen & Carole Bayer Sager. "You & Me (We Wanted It All)".