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Overview
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Writers (WGA):
Glenn Savan (novel)
Ted Tally (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 October 1990 (USA) more
Tagline:
The story of a younger man, and a bolder woman.
Plot:
Max Baron (James Spader) is a 27-year-old high flying advertising executive still recovering from the death of his wife... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win more
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Streep Nom #9 and Act III: Funny Lady
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Built on shifting sands... more (38 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Susan Sarandon | ... | Nora Baker |
 | James Spader | ... | Max Baron |
 | Jason Alexander | ... | Neil |
 | Kathy Bates | ... | Rosemary |
 | Eileen Brennan | ... | Judy |
| Steven Hill | ... | Sol Horowitz |
| Rachel Chagall | ... | Rachel (as Rachel Levin) |
 | Corey Parker | ... | Larry Klugman |
| Renée Taylor | ... | Edith Baron (as Renee Taylor) |
| Jonathan Penner | ... | Marv Miller |
| Barbara Howard | ... | Sherri Klugman |
 | Kim Myers | ... | Heidi Solomon (as Kim Meyers) |
| Hildy Brooks | ... | Ella Horowitz |
| Mitzi McCall | ... | Sophie Rosen |
| K.C. Carr | ... | Stripper (as K. C. Carr) |
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103 min
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Canada:18A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | Singapore:R21 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #30582)
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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - 11 N. 4th Street, St. Louis, Missouri, USA more
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Martin Scorsese was offered the chance to direct, but declined. more
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Continuity: When Max arrives at Nora's empty house, the front left headlight of his car is broken. In the next scene, he is driving through a car wash and the headlight is intact. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: Road to Rhode Island (#2.13)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
O Mio Babbino Caro more
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I liked James Spader's performance; demonstrating as it does a vulnerable quality I didn't know he had. All those wistful looks off into the distance, and the general aura of a man beaten down by life make for something that – I have to say - is pretty touching! This softer element he brings to the part was a nice change from seeing him do the sleazeball routine for the umpteenth time... The movie itself is reminiscent of Pretty Woman in spots, and is a pleasant surprise. An offbeat sleeper on Sarandon's resume.
It's got that whole 'you can't rationalise who you love' motif, which I'm all too aware of, in my everyday living... (of course)
The whole 'keeping things around for show as an empty token of status' philosophy of some of the protagonists pals is a nice comment on the world of yuppie superficiality that James Spader's characters themselves have often been found immersed in. The movie could easily have been just another bland melodrama, but these themes provide a refreshing and unexpected counterpoint.