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Once Around

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
4.9K
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Once Around (1991)
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ComedyDramaRomance
Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharpe, while a top-notch, successful salesma... Read allRenata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharpe, while a top-notch, successful salesman, is much older than Renata. She is swept away by his excessively flamboyant style and ir... Read allRenata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharpe, while a top-notch, successful salesman, is much older than Renata. She is swept away by his excessively flamboyant style and irrepressible nature. The very traits she finds romantic, however, lead to repeated conflict... Read all
IMDb RATING
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4.9K
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    • Lasse Hallström
    • Malia Scotch Marmo
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Holly Hunter
    • Danny Aiello
    • Lasse Hallström
    • Malia Scotch Marmo
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Holly Hunter
    • Danny Aiello
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 49User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Trailer 2:23
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    Danny Aiello in Once Around (1991)
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    Laura San Giacomo in Once Around (1991)
    Lasse Hallström in Once Around (1991)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter in Once Around (1991)
    Holly Hunter and Laura San Giacomo in Once Around (1991)
    Danny Aiello and Gena Rowlands in Once Around (1991)
    Holly Hunter in Once Around (1991)
    Richard Dreyfuss in Once Around (1991)
    Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, and Danny Aiello in Once Around (1991)
    Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Aiello, and Gena Rowlands in Once Around (1991)

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    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Sam Sharpe
    Holly Hunter
    Holly Hunter
    • Renata Bella
    Danny Aiello
    Danny Aiello
    • Joe Bella
    Laura San Giacomo
    Laura San Giacomo
    • Jan Bella
    Gena Rowlands
    Gena Rowlands
    • Marilyn Bella
    Roxanne Hart
    Roxanne Hart
    • Gail Bella
    Danton Stone
    Danton Stone
    • Tony Bella
    Tim Guinee
    Tim Guinee
    • Peter Hedges
    Greg Germann
    Greg Germann
    • Jim Redstone
    Griffin Dunne
    Griffin Dunne
    • Rob
    Cullen O. Johnson
    • Sonny
    Joan Gay
    • Aunt
    Lou Criscuolo
    • Uncle
    Myra Taylor
    • Trainer #1
    Michael Steve Jones
    • Trainer #2
    Sabah Shayan
    • Belly Dancer
    • (as Sabah)
    Caroline Parton
    • Honey Beach
    John Bennes
    • Minister
      • Lasse Hallström
      • Malia Scotch Marmo
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The scenes that took place in St. Martin where actually filmed in North Carolina.
    • Goofs
      In this, as in almost all films where an attempt is made to characterize a Boston accent, players don't understand that Bostonians would never not pronounce the r at the end of a word if the next word begins with a vowel. The classic "Park the car in Harvard Yard" is supposed to be pronounced thusly, "Pahk the car in Hahvad Yahd."
    • Quotes

      Renata Bella: He says I'm not intellectual.

      Joe Bella: Who gives a shit!

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Worst Films of 1990 (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Fly Me to the Moon
      Written by Bart Howard

      Performed by Frank Sinatra with Count Basie and His Orchestra

      Courtesy of Reprise Records

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

      Also Performed by Danny Aiello, Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter and Rene Mandel

    User reviews49

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    I started watching this movie on some movie channel and I kept watching because I knew I had seen it, but I completely forgot about it, and was SHOCKED to find out it was directed by Lasse Hallstrom. I couldn't remember a darn thing about it. (and us movie geeks hate that) Every actor in this movie are all "A" list. And that alone should keep you watching it. It has some tough parts to get through. But I advise you to stick to the end. I also agree that you have to accept (like Her family) Dreyfus's character for who he is, allow it to be part of the plot. If you can make it through the hard parts, you will be rewarded at the end. And remember this was made before Hollywood killed Frank Sinatra by putting a song of his in every darn movie. This is not a GREAT movie, but a darn good one, with a touching ending.
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    • Sep 24, 2000

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1991 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Longfellow Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cinecom Entertainment Group
      • Double Play
      • Dreyfuss / James Productions
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    • 1 hour 55 minutes
      • Color

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