A New Life (1988)

After a middle-aged couple divorces, they must each enter the frightening but funny world of blind dates and new relationships.

Director:

Alan Alda

Writer:

Alan Alda

Stars:

Alan Alda, Ann-Margret, Hal Linden

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alan Alda	...	Steve Giardino
Hal Linden	...	Mel Arons
Ann-Margret	...	Jackie Jardino
Veronica Hamel	...	Kay Hutton
John Shea	...	Doc
Mary Kay Place	...	Donna
Beatrice Alda	...	Judy
David Eisner	...	Billy
Victoria Snow	...	Audrey
John Kozak	...	Phil
Alan Jordan	...	Steve's Lawyer
Tim Koetting	...	Maurice
Catherine Disher	...	Student
Alec Mapa	...	Sybil
Malcolm Stewart	...	Suitor #1

Storyline

After a middle-aged couple divorces, they must each enter the frightening but funny world of blind dates and new relationships.

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Plot Keywords:

written and directed by cast member | doctor | pregnant woman | dating | wedding | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Alan Alda sports a beard in this movie.

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Quotes

Suitor #3: While we've gotten personal like this, I have a list of all the people that I've been intimate with over the past ten years. Can I ask to see you list the next time we meet?

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Biloxi Blues/Johnny Be Good/A New Life/The Milagro Beanfield War/Dominick and Eugene (1988)

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Soundtracks

Concerto for Harpsichord in F Minor
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

User Reviews

Terribly trite, despite some good actors

Alan Alda worked himself away from the popular TV series "M*A*S*H" cautiously and nimbly, first as an actor in "Same Time, Next Year" and "California Suite", then as an actor-writer with "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" and eventually with his smoothest film to date, "The Four Seasons", where he was writer, director and star. 1988's "A New Life" seems to take him right back to television, with a sitcom script and one-dimensional characters. Alda and Ann-Margret are New York marrieds who decide to divorce and seek out other partners, finding themselves out of step with the modern singles-scene. Ann-Margret (sporting a big poof 'do that was way too big even for the '80's) is an attractive presence, and it seems natural for her to be drawn to John Shea (who could be Alda's younger brother), but the other players look lost in their roles, and Alda as a writer has only obvious points to make. It's all a comedic sham; plastic, unrealistic and relentlessly mediocre. *1/2 from ****

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alan Alda's A New Life

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,505,092, 27 March 1988

Gross USA:

$7,721,852

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,721,852

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1