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Overview

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5.9/10   2,253 votes
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Director:
Gillies MacKinnon
Writers (WGA):
George Eliot (novel)
Steve Martin (written by)
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Release Date:
2 September 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Tagline:
A twist of fate brought them something wonderful... Each other!
Plot:
His life was emotionally closed off from the world, until an orphaned baby showed up at his house. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
Based on the George Eliot Novel, Silas Marner but better more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Steve Martin ... Michael McCann

Gabriel Byrne ... John Newland

Laura Linney ... Nancy Lambert Newland

Catherine O'Hara ... April Simon

Alana Austin ... Mathilda McCann - Age 10
Alyssa Austin ... Mathilda McCann - Age 5
Alaina Mobley ... Mathilda McCann - Age 3
Callie Mobley ... Mathilda McCann - Age 3
Victoria Evans ... Mathilda McCann - Age 1
Elizabeth Evans ... Mathilda McCann - Age 1

Stephen Baldwin ... Tanny Newland
Byron Jennings ... Keating
Michael Des Barres ... Bryce (as Michael des Barres)

Tim Ware ... Rob
David Dwyer ... Joe the Bartender
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Twist of Fate (Australia) (TV title)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA more

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Trivia:
A potentially real (not 555 prefix) phone number with area code 910 was given in the movie. Not long after the movie was made, this area code was established for then central, now southeastern North Carolina. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When John Newland (Byrne) is outside in the stables talking to his wife Nancy, he is not wearing any neckwear. Yet in the next scene when they are inside, just before he confesses his secret to her wife, he sports a gray silk ascot tie. more
Quotes:
Michael McCann: I was thinking I'd call her Mathilda
Mrs. Simon: I will give you the deed to my house not to call her that.
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Version of Are Children to Blame? (1920) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Based on the George Eliot Novel, Silas Marner but better, 30 October 2001
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Author: big al-41 from cambridge

I recently read the novel 'Silas Marner' whilst on holiday having heard that A Simple Twist... was a reworking of the book. I have to say that the book was good but in this instance the film was better.

Steve Martin has that hang dog look anyway and his visual expressionism is superb. The warmth and feeling that come across in the film is truly moving whilst Byrne playing the cold hearted millionaire stops it from becoming mushy. I would certainly recommend viewing of this film.

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