Funny About Love (1990)

When Duffy Bergman, a New York cartoonist, meets Meg Lloyd, a gourmet chef, he discovers the love of his life and they marry -- yet love alone isn't enough to make them happy. Meg decides ... See full summary »

Director:

Leonard Nimoy

Writers:

Bob Greene (article), Norman Steinberg,

Stars:

Gene Wilder, Christine Lahti, Mary Stuart Masterson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gene Wilder	...	Duffy Bergman
Christine Lahti	...	Meg Lloyd Bergman
Mary Stuart Masterson	...	Daphne
Robert Prosky	...	E.T
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Hugo
Anne Jackson	...	Adele
Susan Ruttan	...	Claire
Jean De Baer	...	Vivian
David Margulies	...	Dr. Benjamin
Tara Shannon	...	Redhead
Freda Foh Shen	...	Nurse
Wendie Malick	...	Nurse Nancy
Robert Hy Gorman	...	Roger (as Robert Groman)
Scott Groff	...	Jake
Ramy Zada	...	Ellis Hayden

Storyline

When Duffy Bergman, a New York cartoonist, meets Meg Lloyd, a gourmet chef, he discovers the love of his life and they marry -- yet love alone isn't enough to make them happy. Meg decides she wants to have a baby, a goal that initially makes Duffy frantic, but soon becomes his most important desire as well. When they are unable to have a baby, Meg begins concentrating on her career and the two slowly drift apart -- eventually separating. Later, when Duffy is speaking at a convention of the Delta Gamma sorority, he reveals that the Delta Gamma girls have always been his dream girls -- his Love Goddesses. There he meets the young and uninhibited Delta Gamma girl, Daphne Delillo. When Daphne moves to New York to work as a network sports reporter, their mutual attraction and Daphne's spontaneity spark an adventurous new relationship for Duffy. Now Duffy must decide which is more valuable to him -- the relationship he has given up, or the relationship he has always dreamed of having.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | cartoonist | miscarriage | adoption | based on article | 

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Taglines:

Tick... Tick... Tick

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

New York Times

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$8,141,292 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Duffy Films, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First movie that Gene Wilder made after the passing away of his wife actress Gilda Radner.

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Quotes

Duffy Bergman: You make good cappuccino.

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Connections

Referenced in Biography: Leonard Nimoy: Spock and Beyond (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Out of Nowhere"
Music by Johnny Green
Lyrics by Edward Heyman

User Reviews

Funny How Love Isn't Funny In This Movie

Cartoonist Gene Wilder's marriage to Christine Lahti falls apart after they fail to conceive a child, but they manage to get back together after Gene has lots of sex with a younger woman. Love might be funny, but this film is something else entirely. Sure, there are a few laughs, but not enough to make this poorly-structured, badly-directed film work. it's about time for Leonard Nimoy to ask Scotty to beam him up. By the way, the soundtrack sucked too.