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5.6/10   1,267 votes
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Director:
Charles Shyer
Writers:
Nancy Meyers (written by)
Charles Shyer (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 September 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
They've Got Everything... including a 10 year old daughter who's suing them for divorce. more
Plot:
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Book Review – "Divorce Sucks" by Mary Jo Eustace
 (From TVovermind.com. 19 October 2009, 6:36 PM, PDT)

Avril Lavigne Figures Best Damn Thing Is Divorce
 (From E! Online. 14 October 2009, 4:41 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
One of the best movies Ryan ONeil ever made! more (28 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Hemdale Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Sharon Stone's character is modeled upon Cybill Shepherd, a former lover of Peter Bogdanovich. more
Quotes:
Lucy Van Patten Brodsky: That bimbo stole my husband! They drank their lover's wine in glasses I stood in line to buy! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Alien from L.A. (#6.16)" (1993) more
Soundtrack:
This Belle more

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One of the best movies Ryan ONeil ever made!, 8 February 2007
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Author: dal_asher from United States

I originally saw this movie in 1985 with my kids and of course, we loved it! We were living in India at the time and videos were our only link to American culture. Fortunatley we had a copy (no comment). We probably saw it 30 or 40 times over the years. When Blake starts singing during the scene in the Gone With The Wind take off, Atlanta, I have tears rolling down my cheeks. Later in the film you see the heartbreaking reality of many a child's life growing up in Hollywood. Money aplenty but no quality time with family. The premise is so sad and Drew Barrymore is so poignant - truly showed what a talented kid she was and sadly she seems to have been living very much the same way her character was in the film. Finally, I too, would join in campaign to get this out on DVD! Why hasn't it been released? Could it be the heights to which Sharon Stone rose on the stardom scale? Who knows but if you ever have a chance to see this movie, clear your schedule and sit down and watch it.

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