No Small Affair (1984)

The 16 years old amateur photographer Charles accidentally takes a photo of Laura - and falls in love with her, when he develops the picture. He finds out that she works as singer in a bar,... See full summary »

Director:

Jerry Schatzberg

Writers:

Craig Bolotin (story) (as Charles Bolt), Craig Bolotin (screenplay) (as Charles Bolt)

Stars:

Jon Cryer, Demi Moore, George Wendt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Cryer	...	Charles Cummings
Demi Moore	...	Laura Victor
George Wendt	...	Jake
Peter Frechette	...	Leonard
Elizabeth Daily	...	Susan
Ann Wedgeworth	...	Joan Cummings
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Ken
Tim Robbins	...	Nelson
Hamilton Camp	...	Gus Sosnowski
Scott Getlin	...	Scott
Judith Baldwin	...	Stephanie (as Judy Baldwin)
Jennifer Tilly	...	Mona
Kene Holiday	...	Walt Cronin (as Kene Holliday)
Thomas Adams	...	Waiter
Myles Berkowitz	...	John

Storyline

The 16 years old amateur photographer Charles accidentally takes a photo of Laura - and falls in love with her, when he develops the picture. He finds out that she works as singer in a bar, but is about to be thrown out. Although rejected at first by the 23 years old, he wants to help her and starts an ad campaign behind her back... with unexpected results.

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | love | bar | singer | female stockinged feet | 

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Taglines:

He's 16. She's 22. All he wanted was her picture. What he got was... no small affair.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Movie Channel [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor en foco

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delphi II Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The school that Laura Victor (Demi Moore) and Charles Cummings (Matthew Broderick) meet in front of is James Lick Middle School of Noe Street in Noe Valley.

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Quotes

Charles Cummings: It was an important lesson I learned; You maybe disappointed by a persons humanity but never by their greed.

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Connections

Features Q*bert (1982)

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Soundtracks

Double Barrels
Composed, Written and Produced by Rupert Holmes
Performed by Chrissy Faith

User Reviews

Decent Way to Pass The Time

When searching for a decent way to kill 2 hours, You could do a lot worse (and a lot better)than No Small Affair. Jon Cryer, in a likable performance, plays a teenager who, for some reason, feels the need to stalk a lovely woman he accidentally photographs. Demi Moore gives the best performance in the movie as the object of Jon Cryer's affection (so good, it almost makes for Demi Moore appearing in Blame it on Rio, which I consider to be the worst film of 1984). Jeffery Tambor does a good job playing Jon Cryer's benevolent uncle (he usually plays the character I just can't stand). What I could not understand is how adult characters treat Jon Cryer as some kind of freak because he likes photography. His teacher sees him taking pictures and acts like he caught the kid cheating. His parents insist that photography makes the kind not normal. The police even arrest him for taking photos in a strip club. It's weird that the movie starts out with consideration for Jon Cryer's school career and then seems to forget he even has school as the movie then puts its focus on his romance with Demi Moore. Yet these are minor changes, as the only major problem with the movie is Jon Cryer's mother: one of the most irritating, most frustratingly unlikable characters I've ever met.