A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.
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| Amy Irving | ... | Isabelle Grossman | |
| Peter Riegert | ... | Sam Posner | |
| Reizl Bozyk | ... | Bubbie Kantor | |
| Jeroen Krabbé | ... | Anton Maes | |
| Sylvia Miles | ... | Hannah Mandelbaum | |
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George Martin | ... | Lionel |
| John Bedford Lloyd | ... | Nick | |
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Claudia Silver | ... | Cecilia Monk |
| David Hyde Pierce | ... | Mark (as David Pierce) | |
| Rosemary Harris | ... | Pauline Swift | |
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Suzzy Roche | ... | Marilyn Cohen |
| Amy Wright | ... | Ricki | |
| Faye Grant | ... | Candyce | |
| Deborah Offner | ... | Karen | |
| Kathleen Wilhoite | ... | Myla Bondy | |
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Isabelle's life revolves around the New York bookshop she works in and the intellectual friends of both sexes she meets there. Her grandmother remains less than impressed and decides to hire a good old-fashioned Jewish matchmaker to help Isabelle's love-life along. Enter pickle-maker Sam who immediately takes to Isabelle. She however is irritated by the whole business, at least to start with. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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screenplay adapted by author | new york city | judaism | matchmaking | based on play |Taglines:
A funny movie about getting serious.Parents Guide:
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16 September 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$4,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$16,262,415Company Credits
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Anton Maes: [People are arriving at an event at a book store. There are sounds of employees greeting them, checking them in, serving champagne. Izzy is collecting empty plastic cups and napkins. She sees a woman put a book from the shelf in her bag, and deftly removes and replaces it. Anton is watching her from across the nook and motions her over. Their eyes lock as she approaches] So, you won't be out of a job.
[He plunks down his cup on her tray]
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The hot dog place that Izzy goes to on her birthday (where lady walks in and sings "Some Enchanted Evening") is Papaya King located at 179 E 86th Street, New York, NY 10028. See more »Goofs
The synopsis of Anton's new book, visible when he signs an autograph, is clearly a summary of the story of this film (or the original play), mentioning Isabelle, her job, her grandmother, etc. If that was indeed the story of that book, Isabelle would have had some stern comments for Anton when she read it. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Anton Maes: [People are arriving at an event at a book store. There are sounds of employees greeting them, checking them in, serving champagne. Izzy is collecting empty plastic cups and napkins. She sees a woman put a book from the shelf in her bag, and deftly removes and replaces it. Anton is watching her from across the nook and motions her over. Their eyes lock as she approaches] So, you won't be out of a job.
[He plunks down his cup on her tray]
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I found this movie years after it was out ... a real classic now for me. The characters are genuine ( I love Bubbie! )and very interesting. The music is a treat as well as I found myself singing to it, a montage of 80's music. The movie takes a few jabs at the narcissistic quirks of the artistic world and conflicting egos. There is a careful story plot around the conflict of "fame" versus "character" and Amy Irving's character slowly sees past the hype and notes the person. The matchmaker is a hoot! and makes a good compliment to the Grandmother. I was disappointed to see that this was the only movie for Bubbie (Reizl Bozyk) because she really is the glue that keeps the story going. Peter Riegert makes an excellent pickle man! One movie I can watch over and over!