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4.4/10   41 votes
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Director:
Oz Scott
Writer (WGA):
Susan Rice (written by)
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Release Date:
15 May 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
User Comments:
One of the worst movies ever made. more (2 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Joan Rivers ... Herself
Melissa Rivers ... Herself

Dorothy Lyman ... Dorothy
Mark Kiely ... Porter
Jon Kean

Denis Arndt ... Jerry Werner
Sheila Moore ... Coral Browne
Ken Kramer ... Tommy Pileggi
Jay Brazeau ... Shrink

Matthew Bennett ... Marty Milton
Don MacKay ... Accountant
Roger Allford ... Herb
Rebecca Toolan ... Jane

Jerry Wasserman ... Max

Tasha Simms ... Tina
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Starting Again
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Company:
Davis Entertainment more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
One of the worst movies ever made., 31 January 2006
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Author: bufster3

This is a truly dreadful movie. It had some of the worst acting I have ever seen. Melissa Rivers has no talent as an actress. Joan Rivers is a good comedienne but she should never try to do drama. If they needed a cathartic experience to help them heal then they should have just written a book and gone to therapy. How self important can you be? Melissa was so bad that she did not even know what word to emphasize in a sentence. Of course Joan Rivers should love her daughter and try to help her in her career but to promote her in this way is just in poor taste. I'm very sorry for their tragic loss but this movie was just tacky. If it were not about such a sad topic I might say that it could be worth watching with friends to make fun of but the subject matter is too sad for that. Give this one a miss for your own sake.

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