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Director:
Charles Shyer
Writers:
Nancy Meyers (written by)
Charles Shyer (written by)
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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
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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)
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Cast

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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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Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-8 | UK:15 | Australia:PG | USA:PG
Company:
Hemdale Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
At fifteen years old, Drew Barrymore legally emancipated herself from her parents. In 2009, she told "60 Minutes" (1968) that she had first learned such a thing was possible from starring in this movie six years earlier. more
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?
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Movie Connections:
References At Long Last Love (1975) more
Soundtrack:
This Belle more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Underrated, 31 May 2002
9/10
Author: chris

I didn't know anything about this movie before watching it, except that Drew Barrymore divorces her parents. I think that could be why I found the movie so surprising. But the movie has so many elements that make it one of the strongest films of its type. It's completely engrossing, showing realistically how a marriage can go from highs to lows and that each party can be responsible. It also shows how selfish parents can be and how without realising it they can screw with a child (drew). After watching this film I came to IMDB to see if shelley long or ryan o'neal had won oscars for their performances and if the film won best picture, but apparently it was shunned and not many people have seen it....at least there's cable. It looked like a lot of effort went into making the movie, so it's a shame it's been overlooked.

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