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27 January 1984 (USA)
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Please don't turn him down. more
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A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man. full summary | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
‘Smurfs’ Movie Happening, ‘Scooby-Doo’ Director Tapped
(From MTV Movies Blog. 8 July 2009, 3:15 PM, PDT)
An Open Letter to Steve Martin
(From Get The Big Picture. 6 February 2009, 10:36 AM, PST)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 8 July 2009, 3:15 PM, PDT)
An Open Letter to Steve Martin
(From Get The Big Picture. 6 February 2009, 10:36 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve Martin | ... | Larry Hubbard |
 | Charles Grodin | ... | Warren Evans |
| Judith Ivey | ... | Iris |
| Steve Lawrence | ... | Jack Fenwick |
| Robyn Douglass | ... | Danielle |
 | Merv Griffin | ... | Himself |
| Joyce Brothers | ... | Herself (as Dr. Joyce Brothers) |
| Candi Brough | ... | Schneider Twin |
| Randi Brough | ... | Schneider Twin |
| Julie Payne | ... | Rental Agent |
| Madison Arnold | ... | Lonely Cop |
| Roger Robinson | ... | Greeting Card Supervisor |
| Dan Hannafin | ... | Park Guard (as Daniel P. Hannafin) |
 | Joan Sweeny | ... | Sally, Girl in Blood Bank |
| Nicholas Mele | ... | Maitre D' |
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90 min
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The film features cameo appearances from Merv Griffin, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Loni Anderson.
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Continuity: When Warren and Larry are standing on the street with their ferns talking the woman in the blue dress with the brown purse passes in their background going from left to right and then passes them again going in the same left to right direction a short time later.
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Larry Hubbard:
Iris, how old are you?
Iris: Thirty.
Larry Hubbard: And you've had *six* husbands?
Iris: That's a lot, isn't it?
Larry Hubbard: No, no, not really. When you think about it, it's just one every five years.
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Iris: Thirty.
Larry Hubbard: And you've had *six* husbands?
Iris: That's a lot, isn't it?
Larry Hubbard: No, no, not really. When you think about it, it's just one every five years.
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Features "Battlestar Galactica" (1978)
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Don't Call Me Lonely
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Other people here have commented on the unevenness of this movie. What an understatement. I found the first half of the movie funny, poignant, delightful. Then, all of a sudden, the movie becomes an unfunny, painful bore. It's amazing. The contrast between the two halves is so stark, it's hard to believe it's the same movie. I don't ever recall such a split between two halves of a movie. Ever.
And in the second half, there is a scene in bed involving the 'o' word, that is very painfully unfunny and completely inane.
But what do I know.
Two scenes that really stick out in my mind:
1. When the girl says to Steve: "Nice guys don't stay lonely for long" -- so sweet!
2. When Steve realizes he missed out on a golden opportunity to "get lucky" with a pretty woman. That was wickedly funny!