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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Anne Tyler (book)
Frank Galati (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 December 1988 (USA) more
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An emotionally distant writer of travel guides must carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations more
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My brief review of the film more (78 total)

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121 min
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While filming The Fly (1986), 'Geena Davis was reading the novel on which this film was based. In fact, she would read it to Jeff Goldblum while he went through the hours-long process of having prosthetic make-up applied to his body. Goldblum also appeared in Lawrence Kasdan's earlier films, The Big Chill (1983) and Silverado (1985). more
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Continuity: The shaving cream on Macon's face changes as he talks with Sarah. more
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Macon: Last year, I exp... I lost... I experienced a loss. I lost... I lost my son. He was just... he went into a hamburger joint and someone came, a hold-up man, and shot him. I can't go to dinner with people. I can't... can't talk to their little boys. You have to stop asking me... more
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18 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
My brief review of the film, 8 January 2005
Author: sol- from Perth, Australia

A fairly well done human drama about relationships, which manages to tackle the subject matter without becoming a romance, this is a superb film of its sort. The screenplay is excellently written, full of witty humour and biting satire, the film editing is admirable and the performances are excellent. Geena Davis won an Oscar for her role, but it is in fact William Hurt who stands out the most in the cast, in an unflinching but somehow amazingly poignant role. On the down side, the film is slow, a bit too meandering, and the final quarter is not really all that interesting, but overall it is an involving, very worthwhile watch.

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