George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie Malone, and somehow they hit it off, and just when things are moving along, the memory...
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| James Caan | ... | George Schneider | |
| Marsha Mason | ... | Jennie MacLaine | |
| Joseph Bologna | ... | Leo Schneider | |
| Valerie Harper | ... | Faye Medwick | |
| Alan Fudge | ... | Lee Michaels | |
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Judy Farrell | ... | Gwen Michaels |
| Debra Mooney | ... | Marilyn | |
| Isabel Cooley | ... | Customs Officer | |
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Imogene Bliss | ... | Elderly Lady in Bookstore |
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Barry Michlin | ... | Maitre d' |
| Ray Young | ... | Gary | |
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Greg Zadikov | ... | Waiter |
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Paul Singh | ... | Waiter (as Dr. Paul Singh) |
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Sumant | ... | Waiter |
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Cheryl Bianchi | ... | Electric Girl |
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George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie Malone, and somehow they hit it off, and just when things are moving along, the memory of his first wife comes between them. Written by <rcs0411@yahoo.com>
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30 August 1980 (Taiwan) See more »Also Known As:
Neil Simon's Chapter Two See more »Company Credits
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Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Sung by Marilyn McCoo
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Herbert Ross made his stage directorial debut with "Chapter Two". Ross also directed five Simon-written films: Max Dugan Returns (1983), California Suite (1978), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Sunshine Boys (1975), and I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982). See more »Quotes
Jennie MacLaine: I am wonderful, I'm nuts about me, and if you're stupid enough to throw someone sensational like me aside, you don't deserve as good as you've got.See more »
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I'm On Your SideMusic by Marvin Hamlisch
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Sung by Marilyn McCoo
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This agonizing comedy-drama got surprisingly sterling reviews upon its release in 1979. I remember opening the movie-section of the L.A. Times and looking at a 2-page advertisement for "Chapter Two" filled with glowing captions like: "Better than 'The Goodbye Girl'!" and "Neil Simon does it again!" What does Neil Simon do? He takes an autobiographical situation (remarrying too soon after the death of a beloved spouse) and makes it rusty, unpleasant and--worst of all--unfunny. James Caan plays Neil--er..that is, George--a writer who can't seem to get back into life after losing his wife; enter spirited Marsha Mason (real-life Mrs. Simon...soon to be ex-Mrs. Simon) who attempts to love George despite his moods and general melancholy. Mason is very appealing here and might've saved the day were it not for Caan's indifference (not to mention a sub-plot concerning painfully-thin, blonde Valerie Harper which brings the proceedings to a screeching halt). I liked Mason's outburst at the end ("I am wonderful! I am NUTS about me!"), but I saw no happy ending for these two people...and time proved me right. ** from ****