When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.

Director:

Luis Mandoki

Writers:

Ronald Bass, Al Franken

Stars:

Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Ellen Burstyn

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Garcia	...	Michael Green
Meg Ryan	...	Alice Green
Ellen Burstyn	...	Emily
Tina Majorino	...	Jess Green
Mae Whitman	...	Casey Green
Lauren Tom	...	Amy
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Gary
Eugene Roche	...	Walter
Gail Strickland	...	Pam
Steven Brill	...	Madras Tie Guy
Susanna Thompson	...	Janet
Erinn Canavan	...	Shannon
LaTanya Richardson	...	Dr. Gina Mendez (as Latanya Richardson)
Bari K. Willerford	...	Malcolm
James Jude Courtney	...	Earl

Storyline

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior.

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Plot Keywords:

airline pilot | alcoholism | detox | addiction | vacation | 

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Taglines:

What Love Built A Secret Could Destroy...

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Vietnamese

Release Date:

13 May 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Significant Other

Filming Locations:

Cancún, Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Box Office

Gross:

£1,634,249 (UK) (9 September 1994)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Hanks and Debra Winger were originally cast as Michael and Alice Green.

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Goofs

It is a myth that vodka is not detectable on the breath. If Alice were indeed drinking a quart a day her husband, and everyone near her, would have smelled it.

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Quotes

Alice Green: I'm waiting for my spanking.

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Crazy Credits

As the end credits roll, we see people socializing at an A.A. meeting.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood's Leading Ladies with David Sheehan (1993)

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Soundtracks

"Everybody Hurts"
Written by Bill Berry (as William Berry), Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills
Performed by R.E.M.
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

very touchy

OK, 1st of all, I`m not the type who goes for this kind a movie. I have seen it accidentally by borrowing a tape from a friend of mine, years ago. When the movie started, I said I`ll give it 10-15 minutes to.... "prove itself". And it did!!! The 1st 10 minutes of the movie are excelent. When Garcia approaches Ryan and they are acting like they "go for each-other". Everybody who watches this scene for the 1st time, will definitely fall for it.

I`m not going to "yeap" about this movie. It is so good(at least I liked it) that I ended up buying it. By now, I have rewatched it a few time and I still didn`t or couldn`t get "over it". Best family drama movie I`ve ever seen. 10 out of 10.