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 ...
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Title: Once Around (1991)
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Sam Sharpe | |
| Holly Hunter | ... | Renata Bella | |
| Danny Aiello | ... | Joe Bella | |
| Laura San Giacomo | ... | Jan Bella | |
| Gena Rowlands | ... | Marilyn Bella | |
| Roxanne Hart | ... | Gail Bella | |
| Danton Stone | ... | Tony Bella | |
| Tim Guinee | ... | Peter Hedges | |
| Greg Germann | ... | Jim Redstone | |
| Griffin Dunne | ... | Rob | |
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Cullen O. Johnson | ... | Sonny |
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Joan Gay | ... | Aunt |
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Lou Criscuolo | ... | Uncle |
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Myra Taylor | ... | Trainer #1 |
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Michael Steve Jones | ... | Trainer #2 |
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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 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 with her family, especially her beloved father Joe, leaving Renata trapped in the middle. Written by Reid Gagle
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What do you do when you think you have found the man of your dreams. And no one else notices. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 February 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$16,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$309,571, 21 January 1991, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$14,851,083Company Credits
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Composed by Johann Strauss (as Johann Strauss)
Performed by Peter Falk conducting Vienna State Opera Orchestra (as The Vienna Opera Orchestra)
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Both of the film's two leads have won Best Acting Academy Awards. Holly Hunter won the Best Actress Oscar for The Piano (1993) about a couple of years after Once Around (1991) whilst Richard Dreyfuss had previously won the Best Actor Oscar for Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl (1977). The gold statuettes awarded were won around sixteen years apart. See more »Goofs
When Renata is reclining on the bed watching old home movies, then Sam redirects and refocuses the image onto Renata's very-pregnant belly, then we see the projector from the other side of the bed: It's projecting light at a much-broader angle than would fit on her belly. See more »Soundtracks
Emperor WaltzComposed by Johann Strauss (as Johann Strauss)
Performed by Peter Falk conducting Vienna State Opera Orchestra (as The Vienna Opera Orchestra)
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This is one of Lasse Hallestrom's best films. It is a richly textured, completely unique character study of a youngish woman named Renata, played superbly by Holly Hunter in what is arguably her best performance. Renata comes from a close Italian family outside of Boston, and has drifted from job to job without much confidence or direction. Her family is very supportive of her, but rather than drawing strength form their support, Renata seems to dwell safely in it, choosing to let them be her safety net.
Renata goes on a weekend junket where she is recruited to take a position selling timeshares in the Caribbean. While she is there she meets Sam, the dynamic and aggressive top salesman, who impresses her greatly when she hears him speak. A flirtation develops, and she ends up traveling back to Boston with him.
The brash, confident Sam clashes inadvertently with her family's more traditional and reserved style, and while it is evident Sam is crazy about Renata, the family has reservations about him. A compelling and utterly captivating story ensues, which unlike most small films, takes major risks, and allows every character to be completely human.
The story deals with the power of acceptance, of love, of the magic and complete idiocynracy of personal connection, and of what it means to be alive and human. Sam is difficult--he is over the top, and loud, and exhausting. Yet the film is equally balanced in showing his many kindnesses to Renata and her entire family; his generosity, his love for her, and his pride that she loves him. Their love is peculiar and inexplicable, and yet they complete one another in that indefinable way that epitomizes the mystery of love.
it's not a sappy love story. The movie shows people warts and all, and loves them anyway. All the characters are respected. By the end, I am usually in tears. Renata tells her parents, "This is MY adventure!" and when you watch this, I think you will agree.