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Funny About Love

  • 1990
  • PG-13
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.6K
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Gene Wilder in Funny About Love (1990)
ComedyRomance

NYC cartoonist Duffy meets the bad cappuccino maker, chef Meg, and falls in love. She moves in with him, marries him - but they have problems having a baby.NYC cartoonist Duffy meets the bad cappuccino maker, chef Meg, and falls in love. She moves in with him, marries him - but they have problems having a baby.NYC cartoonist Duffy meets the bad cappuccino maker, chef Meg, and falls in love. She moves in with him, marries him - but they have problems having a baby.

  • Director
    • Leonard Nimoy
  • Writers
    • Bob Greene
    • Norman Steinberg
    • David Frankel
  • Stars
    • Gene Wilder
    • Christine Lahti
    • Mary Stuart Masterson
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leonard Nimoy
    • Writers
      • Bob Greene
      • Norman Steinberg
      • David Frankel
    • Stars
      • Gene Wilder
      • Christine Lahti
      • Mary Stuart Masterson
    • 27User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gene Wilder
    Gene Wilder
    • Duffy Bergman
    Christine Lahti
    Christine Lahti
    • Meg
    Mary Stuart Masterson
    Mary Stuart Masterson
    • Daphne
    Robert Prosky
    Robert Prosky
    • E. T.
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    Stephen Tobolowsky
    • Hugo
    Anne Jackson
    Anne Jackson
    • Adele
    Susan Ruttan
    Susan Ruttan
    • Claire
    Jean De Baer
    • Vivian
    David Margulies
    David Margulies
    • Dr. Benjamin
    Tara Shannon
    • Redhead
    Freda Foh Shen
    Freda Foh Shen
    • Nurse
    Wendie Malick
    Wendie Malick
    • Nurse Nancy
    Robert Hy Gorman
    Robert Hy Gorman
    • Roger
    • (as Robert Groman)
    Scott Groff
    • Jake
    Ramy Zada
    Ramy Zada
    • Ellis Hayden
    Lorenzo Caccialanza
    Lorenzo Caccialanza
    • Sotto Voce Maitre d'
    Justin Ross
    Justin Ross
    • Waiter
    Paul Collins
    • Bill Hatcher
    • Director
      • Leonard Nimoy
    • Writers
      • Bob Greene
      • Norman Steinberg
      • David Frankel
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    User reviews27

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    2moonspinner55

    Extremely weak romantic comedy...

    Gene Wilder struggles manfully to keep this limp, occasionally lame comedy afloat, but he's quickly defeated by unsure Leonard Nimoy direction, shabby editing and writing. A professional cartoonist falls for an attractive female chef (she can't be much of a chef since his first impression of her food is disgust); after meeting cute, they decide to marry, but frustration soon arrives over their failure to conceive a child. Christine Lahti has a warm, ticklish presence, but her character here is so underwritten we're not sure how we're supposed to feel about her; Mary Stuart Masterson is much better as a fraternity sex-bunny, but she belongs in a different movie (with a different partner) altogether. Based on a magazine article by Bob Greene, the picture is full of comic ideas that don't play and dramatic interludes which wilt without the proper handling. *1/2 from ****
    5lysander1776

    Good; but not Very Good

    While certainly not one of anyone's favorite comedies, there is an amount of sweetness to this film. Gene Wilder is an "edgy" cartoon strip writer - though as the viewer you're rolling your eyes as a conservative or a liberal - that becomes very desirous of having a baby with his new wife, Christine Lahti. When things don't biologically work out, they break up and Wilder finds himself in a relationship with Mary Stuart Masterson. Eventually, that doesn't work out either and Wilder realizes that Lahti means more to him as a wife than what a baby can bring to their relationship. End of story. The cons are evident in the film - simplistic story, no real depth of any character, no "laugh out loud" scene, no dewy-eyed scene. The script is mundane, the humor is flat. The best you'll get is a smile. The pros are few, but speak volumes to the main three actors. Firstly, Wilder is pitch perfect as usual - completely at ease in his character. Lahti gives a fine performance, elegant and sweet. Masterson - such a beautiful and amazingly talented actress - is wonderful in her strong-willed yet completely vulnerable character. Finally, Nimoy must be given credit for the pacing of the movie by keeping the scenes quick and fun. While the movie is long on relationships, it is short on character and development thereof. The easy-come-easy-go of the Wilder/Lahti, Wilder/Masterson relationships simply demand the viewer to not only accept but understand. While the viewer can certainly understand the situations, the viewer never sees the nuts and bolts that drive them. For me, this was the most frustrating part of the film. Overall, not great, but not bad, either - light and airy.
    3signlady

    The late, great Wilder . . .

    Such a sweet, funny guy.

    Just picked this DVD up the other day . . . Never heard of this movie before . . .

    I thought it had just a few good, howbeit short moments - sadly, overall it was impotent & barren -

    And rather ironically, this illogical movie was directed by an actor-guy whose beloved character's whole role was to be known for his extreme logic . . .?

    Shows ya what a good actor he was . . .

    I'm trying to console myself logically that I only paid 2 bux for this at Dollar General . . .even tho I know, very often those discs in cardboard sleeves are duds - I suppose it was worth that $2 to see Wilder . . . But sad that one of his movies was destined for a DG cardboard sleeve . . .

    Note: this movie MIGHT be worth seein' one time only - hard to say who will pay $2 AND willingly sit thru - betting, assuming, hoping it will get better . . .

    But the low reviews I read are not wrong. So it's def not a keeper.
    DPerson626

    A waste of time

    This movie should not have been made. It is the only thing that I have seen Christine Lahti in that failed to entertain me. All I kept thinking of while viewing it was that it would eventually get to the good part. Mary Stuart Masterson was cute and Lahti was her usual beautiful self but nothing could save this disaster. I will give it 2/10 for effort.
    semi-buff

    Dreadful, but there's a reason

    This is the film Wilder made right after the death of his beloved soulmate, Gilda Radner. I suppose he felt that getting back to work might ease the pain. A big mistake, but forgivable under the circumstances. He IS very talented, so be sure to see some of his other work, such as "Young Frankenstein," "Frisco Kid," "Blazing Saddles," and "Silver Streak."

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    • Trivia
      The movie was filmed with Farrah Fawcett in it as a former Delta Gamma, but after poor audience testing, the film was re-edited just prior to its release to remove all of her scenes. According to the Fulvue Drive-in website, "Originally, Farrah Fawcett was prominently featured in the film, in what was more or less a major love interest for Wilder's character. She was cut out at the last minute, explaining why this film is so choppy."
    • Quotes

      Waiter: He hates the coffee!

      Duffy Bergman: No, the coughing! I hate all the coughing!

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Goodfellas/Narrow Margin/Funny About Love/The Tall Guy (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Live With Regis and Kathie Lee
      by Michael Karp

      Courtesy of Buena Vista Televsion and WABC-TV

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • New York Times
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Duffy Films
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,141,292
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,036,352
      • Sep 23, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,141,292
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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