A wealthy yet depressed architect and his sympathetic wife strive to conquer their life issues in anticipation of Harvey's 60th birthday party.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jack Lemmon | ... | Harvey Fairchild | |
| Julie Andrews | ... | Gillian Fairchild | |
| Sally Kellerman | ... | Holly Parrish | |
| Robert Loggia | ... | Father Baragone | |
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Jennifer Edwards | ... | Megan Fairchild Bartlet |
| Robert Knepper | ... | Steve Larwin (as Rob Knepper) | |
| Matt Lattanzi | ... | Larry Bartlet | |
| Chris Lemmon | ... | Josh Fairchild | |
| Cynthia Sikes | ... | Janice Kern | |
| Dana Sparks | ... | Fanny Ward | |
| Emma Walton Hamilton | ... | Kate Fairchild | |
| Felicia Farr | ... | Madame Carrie | |
| Teddy Wilson | ... | Corey (as Theodore Wilson) | |
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Nicky Blair | ... | Andre |
| Jordan Christopher | ... | Dr. Keith Romanis | |
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Harvey and Gillian Fairchild face a very difficult weekend. Harvey, celebrating his 60th birthday, is stressed and depressed. Gillian is awaiting the results of a throat biopsy. Their lives are further complicated by their three grown children, a ditsy neighbor, a fortune teller, and an alcoholic priest. Written by Jeanne Armintrout <jeannee@uwyo.edu>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 October 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Blake Edwards' That's Life! See more »Filming Locations:
Malibu, California, USAEdit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$229,855, 28 September 1986, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$4,079,895Company Credits
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Written by Bruce MacPherson and Jocko Marcellino
Produced by Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions
Performed by The Magistrates
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One of many numerous collaborations of composer Henry Mancini and director Blake Edwards. See more »Goofs
Microphone shadow visible during party scene in the tent. See more »Connections
Referenced in At the Movies: Jacknife/The Adventures of Baron Munchausen/Skin Deep/Chocolat (1989) See more »Soundtracks
JUSTICEWritten by Bruce MacPherson and Jocko Marcellino
Produced by Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff for Ripe Productions
Performed by The Magistrates
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... written and directed by Blake Edwards. Jack Lemmon stars as a man having a late mid-life crisis of sorts, while his stoic wife, played by Julie Andrews, waits for the results of a biopsy. The whole film takes place over one fraught weekend as their grown children come to visit for Lemmon's impending birthday celebration.
Jack Lemmon really grated on my nerves in this one, with all of his late-career mannerisms and vocal inflections ratcheted up to the top. Andrews is good in a thankless role, although I kept hoping she would kick Lemmon in the face. Upper-class malaise and fear of mortality are decent subjects better explored in other films. Lemmon himself even seems to be repeating his earlier turn in Save the Tiger, although this time with less restraint. There are a couple of humorous touches, but few enough to leave comedy off of the film's description.
This is the only Jack Lemmon movie I can think of that I have not enjoyed, and that is quite a feat.