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Director:

Linda Yellen

Writers:

Gisela Bernice (writer)
Linda Yellen (story)

Contact:

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Release Date:

14 August 1994 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

This is a nostalgic look at the typical "Class Reunion" of a group after about a quarter of a century of going their separate ways after graduation... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

An okay film, but forgettable more (3 total)


Cast

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James Belushi ... Nick Dimas

Liza Minnelli ... Stevie Merrill
Michael O'Rourke ... Kirk O'Brien

James Brolin ... Professor Spencer Jones

Helen Slater ... Elsa Freedman

LeVar Burton ... Dr. Franklin Carter

Jack Klugman ... Senator Robert Ferguson

Grant Varjas ... Grayson Stone
Patricia Wettig ... Rebecca Ferguson Stone

Ben Gazzara ... Charlie Duke

Mira Sorvino ... Matty Derosa
Lindsay Crouse ... Una Pace

Paul Sorvino ... Ed Starling

Matthew Perry ... Willie Morrison

David Lansbury ... Tim Farley
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Additional Details

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

California, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Almost entirely improvised by the actors. more

Soundtrack:

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An okay film, but forgettable, 17 July 2009
5/10
Author: Jason Alredge (netlover1982@netzero.net) from United States

When I brought "Parallel Lives" a few years ago, I thought it was going to be this good movie. I first saw it a long, long time ago. I was trying to look for the title & found the film.

The film is kind of like "The Big Chill". It turned out not as great as I thought & sold the VHS shortly after I brought it. For me, the film is really forgettable. The basic plot sounded good, but it just didn't hold my interest. Maybe it was the writing that did the 'forgetable' trick. I read that most of the dialogue was improvised.

The plot wasn't that good. It was a reunion of a fraternity & sorority at this particular college. Each character went to the college in different years, of course, which I thought was the problem of the movie. These characters didn't went to college at the same time so they didn't experience the same things together like in "The Big Chill' or "Diner".

Anyway, maybe I'll get interested in Parallel Lives again, but this is what I thought of the film: Good, but forgettable.

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