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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Garson Kanin (play)
Douglas McGrath (screenplay)
Release Date:
26 March 1993 (USA) more
Plot:
A businessman shows up in Washington to lobby agendas that are friendly to his construction plans. His... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Not that bad really more (21 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Melanie Griffith | ... | Billie Dawn |
 | John Goodman | ... | Harry Brock |
 | Don Johnson | ... | Paul Verrall |
 | Edward Herrmann | ... | Ed Devery |
 | Max Perlich | ... | JJ |
 | Michael Ensign | ... | Phillipe |
 | Benjamin C. Bradlee | ... | Alex Duffee, Sect. of the Navy |
| Sally Quinn | ... | Beatrice Duffee |
| William Frankfather | ... | Sen. Kelley |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | Sen. Hedges |
| Celeste Yarnall | ... | Mrs. Hedges |
 | Nora Dunn | ... | Cynthia Schreiber, NPR Talk Show Host |
 | Meg Wittner | ... | Mrs. Kelley |
| William Forward | ... | Sen. Duker |
| Mary Gordon Murray | ... | Bindy Duker |
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100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L
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Fred Dalton Thompson, who plays Senator Hedges, went on to be elected Senator from Tennessee the following year (1994). more
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Errors in geography: The art museum is supposedly in Washington DC, but we see Renoir's "Jean as a Huntsman" which is at the L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA) (where the scene was filmed). more
Quotes:
Paul:
You were great tonight. Didn't you think you were great?
Billie:
Oh, yeah. We really tricked them, didn't we?
Paul:
What's the matter?
Billie:
Well, if you saw a great ventriloquist, who would you compliment, the dummy?
Paul:
You're not a dummy.
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Movie Connections:
Version of "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Born Yesterday (#6.1)" (1956) more
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BABY WORK OUT more
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Despite the bad reviews this movie received, I didn't think it was that bad. Maybe it's just because it's a remake and it's a known fact that people just don't like remakes. I don't remember ever having encountered a remake that people liked more than the original. And nostalgia for the originals plays a huge part in this, trust me.
But I don't think they changed too much of the script, and it's the script which I really liked anyway. While for the other aspects, well, I guess I have to admit that most of the acting wasn't particularly good, the only character I really felt was played with sparkle was Melanie Griffith as Billie.
Anyway, it is worth a watch especially if you haven't seen the original version (same title, 1950) in which case you might be kinder on your comments. If you loved the original, don't like remakes, then be cautious!