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Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   5,723 votes
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Director:
Edward Zwick
Writers:
David Mamet (play)
Tim Kazurinsky (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 July 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Making love was easy...being in love difficult. more
Plot:
A man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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Lowe Devastated He Missed Out on "McDreamy"
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User Comments:
After 20 years, it's still watchable! more (56 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rob Lowe ... Danny Martin

Demi Moore ... Debbie

James Belushi ... Bernie Litgo

Elizabeth Perkins ... Joan
George DiCenzo ... Mr. Favio
Michael Alldredge ... Mother Malone

Robin Thomas ... Steve Carlson
Donna Gibbons ... Alex

Megan Mullally ... Pat
Patricia Duff ... Leslie
Rosanna DeSoto ... Mrs. Lyons (as Rosana De Soto)

Sachi Parker ... Carrie
Robert Neches ... Gary
Joe Greco ... Gus
Ada Maris ... Carmen
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Sexual Perversity in Chicago (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Elizabeth Perkins' film debut. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Danny enters the bar on St. Patrick's Day he is soaking wet. When he and Debbie go outside seconds later Danny is completely dry. more
Quotes:
Danny: He is a better human being than that bitch on wheels you've got for a friend! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "South Park: About Last Night... (#12.12)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
TRUE LOVE more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
After 20 years, it's still watchable!, 23 August 2007
10/10
Author: abdul_m-ismail (abdul_m.ismail@blueyonder.co.uk) from Liverpool, United Kingdom

I was in my mid teens when this film first came out and I watched it for the first time a couple of years later when it was released on VHS. 20 years after its release, I still watch it because this is one of those rare films where the cast selection is superb and the acting is 10/10. Although the soundtrack is very 1980's, some of the music is timeless (for those who are interested, Mica Paris' version of "Words into Action" is just as good as Jermaine Jackson's original).

In my humble opinion, Rob Lowe (Danny) and Demi Moore (Debbie) have by far the best on-screen chemistry that I've seen. Their portrayal during the emotional scenes are amazing and so realistic that they leave a "lump in my throat" every time. James Belushi deserves so much credit as the comic sidekick as does Joan (Elizabeth Perkins), Debbie's cynical friend.

One thing though; I've always wanted to know what happened to their characters twenty years on. So, to Edward Zwick (Glory, Blood Diamond etc.): Do you fancy making a sequel; "About Last Decade"? Seriously, About Last Night is by far the vest romantic comedy from the past two decades and for that I give the film 10/10.

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