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Nothing in Common

  • 19861986
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
7.3K
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669
Tom Hanks, Sela Ward, Bess Armstrong, Hector Elizondo, Jackie Gleason, and Eva Marie Saint in Nothing in Common (1986)
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A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.

IMDb RATING
5.9/10
7.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,152
669
  • Director
    • Garry Marshall
  • Writers
    • Rick Podell
    • Michael Preminger
    • Garry Marshall(first rewrite)
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Jackie Gleason
    • Eva Marie Saint
Top credits
  • Director
    • Garry Marshall
  • Writers
    • Rick Podell
    • Michael Preminger
    • Garry Marshall(first rewrite)
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Jackie Gleason
    • Eva Marie Saint
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos2

    Nothing in Common
    Trailer 2:56
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    Clip 0:37
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    Photos27

    Tom Hanks and Sela Ward in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Tom Hanks and Bess Armstrong in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Tom Hanks and Bess Armstrong in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Eva Marie Saint in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Tom Hanks and Eva Marie Saint in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Jackie Gleason in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Tom Hanks in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Hector Elizondo in Nothing in Common (1986)
    Barry Corbin in Nothing in Common (1986)

    Top cast

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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • David Basner
    Jackie Gleason
    Jackie Gleason
    • Max Basner
    Eva Marie Saint
    Eva Marie Saint
    • Lorraine Basner
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Charlie Gargas
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Andrew Woolridge
    Bess Armstrong
    Bess Armstrong
    • Donna Mildred Martin
    Sela Ward
    Sela Ward
    • Cheryl Ann Wayne
    Cindy Harrell
    Cindy Harrell
    • Shelley the Stewardess
    John Kapelos
    John Kapelos
    • Roger the Commercial Director
    Carol Messing
    • David's Secretary
    Bill Applebaum
    • Ted Geller
    Mona Lyden
    • Mishi
    Anthony Starke
    Anthony Starke
    • Cameron
    Julio Alonso
    • Rick
    Jane Morris
    Jane Morris
    • Dale
    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Brian
    Mike Hagerty
    Mike Hagerty
    • Eric
    Jeff Michalski
    Jeff Michalski
    • Lewis
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writers
      • Rick Podell
      • Michael Preminger
      • Garry Marshall(first rewrite) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jackie Gleason was seriously ill with colon cancer, liver cancer, thrombosed hemorrhoids, diabetes and phlebitis. One evening during filming, he admitted to his daughter that he only had a short time to live.
    • Goofs
      David (Tom Hanks) throws a ball against the wall in his apartment repeatedly, catching it and throwing it again. On the last throw, he tries but misses the catch and a crew member's arm quickly enters the shot and catches the ball for him.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Max Basner: [to David] You're the last person I ever thought would come through for me.

    • Alternate versions
      One "unedited" print, formerly in HBO's library, removes the exchange between Max and David about their "best friends."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Out of Bounds/Belizaire the Cajun/Heartburn/Hard Choices (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Nothing In Common
      Written by Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie
      Performed by Thompson Twins

    User reviews45

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    Garry Marshall once again sugar coats an important issue...and it works here!
    This is the movie that convinced me that Tom Hanks would go on one day to be an Oscar winning actor. In his last screen appearance, "the great one" Jackie Gleason is perfect as the father who becomes a thorn in his son's side. With his career in the advertising business going very well, Hanks is forced to care for his seriously ill father when he can as his parents (Oscar winner Eva Marie Saint is his mother) go through a divorce after 35 years together.

    There are some hilarious jabs at some of the immoral politics contained within the corporate world. Bess Armstrong, Sela Ward and Hector Elizondo are all excellent in supporting roles.
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    • WalterFrith
    • Mar 15, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 27, 1987 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ei mitään yhteistä
    • Filming locations
      • Marina City - 300 N. State Street, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Delphi Films
      • Rastar Productions
      • TriStar Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,324,557
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,279,650
      • Aug 3, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,324,557
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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