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Irreconcilable Differences

  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Drew Barrymore, Shelley Long, and Ryan O'Neal in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Charles Shyer
  • Writers
    • Nancy Meyers
    • Charles Shyer
  • Stars
    • Ryan O'Neal
    • Shelley Long
    • Drew Barrymore
Top credits
  • Director
    • Charles Shyer
  • Writers
    • Nancy Meyers
    • Charles Shyer
  • Stars
    • Ryan O'Neal
    • Shelley Long
    • Drew Barrymore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Shelley Long in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
    Sharon Stone in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
    Shelley Long and Ryan O'Neal in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
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    Drew Barrymore, Shelley Long, and Ryan O'Neal in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)

    Top cast

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    Ryan O'Neal
    Ryan O'Neal
    • Albert Brodskyas Albert Brodsky
    Shelley Long
    Shelley Long
    • Lucy Van Patten Brodskyas Lucy Van Patten Brodsky
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    • Casey Brodskyas Casey Brodsky
    Sam Wanamaker
    Sam Wanamaker
    • David Kessleras David Kessler
    Allen Garfield
    Allen Garfield
    • Phil Hanneras Phil Hanner
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Blake Chandleras Blake Chandler
    Hortensia Colorado
    • Maria Hernandezas Maria Hernandez
    Kim Marriner
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Wendy Gordon
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Ken Gale
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Deborah Cody
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Marc May
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Steven K. Miller
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Annie Meyers-Shyer
    • Little Girl in Crowdas Little Girl in Crowd
    Lauren Hartman
    • Woman on the Streetas Woman on the Street
    David Paymer
    David Paymer
    • Alan Sluiseras Alan Sluiser
    Larry Marko
    • Court Clerkas Court Clerk
    Lorinne Vozoff
    • Judge Shalackas Judge Shalack
    • Director
      • Charles Shyer
    • Writers
      • Nancy Meyers
      • Charles Shyer
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    Storyline

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    Albert and Lucy fall in love, get married, and have a daughter Casey. Everything is wonderful, until their work distracts Albert and Lucy from each other and Casey. They soon divorce and start fighting. Casey, who spends much time with their Latino maid and childminder, eventually decides to seek legal emancipation from her parents, and to go and live full time with the maid who has been taking care of her. The media pick up the case and have a field day with it, making things worse. —Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
    • emancipation
    • little girl
    • marital separation
    • husband wife relationship
    • adultery
    • 78 more
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    • Taglines
      • They've Got Everything... including a 10 year old daughter who's suing them for divorce.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Loosely based on the marriage and divorce of director Peter Bogdanovich and producer Polly Platt.
    • Quotes

      Casey Brodsky: Mother, you and dad for a long time did not recognize my rights as a human being. You both treated me like chattel. You cannot do with me as you please anymore. We have irreconcilable differences.

    • Alternate versions
      NBC edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Farrah Fawcett/Ryan O'Neal/Pete Fountain (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      You And Me (We Wanted It All)
      Written by Carole Bayer Sager & Peter Allen

      Performed by Frank Sinatra

      Courtesy of Reprise Records

    User reviews33

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Tough on Hollywood
    Say what you will about the Shyer-Meyers team ("Private Benjamin", "Father Of The Bride", "Baby Boom"), they know how to craft a movie, often exploiting every ounce of sentiment from their scripts. "Irreconcilable Differences" is somewhat of a departure for them however, a depiction of neurotic movie people, denizens of Hollywood, who have hardly any good points. As soon as the young couple finds success, it's a rich road downhill. The plot set-up has youngster Drew Barrymore trying to emancipate herself away from her famous mom and dad, and the H-Wood high-life is shown as both cause and effect. A terrific sequence involving Sharon Stone in a quasi-musical version of "Gone With The Wind" is satiric comic genius, yet the movie is so hard on its players, so brittle and tough, it's difficult to shake off the bad vibes even as the third act winds down to a sunny conclusion. Perceptively, the screenplay includes many awful (and awfully funny) truths about marriage, money and careers, but the cynical undermining of the picture may put fluff-oriented viewers off. ***1/2 from ****
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Triple Trouble
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hemdale
      • Lantana
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,414,210
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,076,894
      • Sep 30, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,414,210
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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