Still getting over the death of his wife, a young advertising executive meets an older waitress, a woman that might set him free.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Nora Baker | |
| James Spader | ... | Max Baron | |
| Jason Alexander | ... | Neil | |
| Kathy Bates | ... | Rosemary | |
| Eileen Brennan | ... | Judy | |
| Steven Hill | ... | Sol Horowitz | |
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Rachel Chagall | ... | Rachel (as Rachel Levin) |
| Corey Parker | ... | Larry Klugman | |
| Renée Taylor | ... | Edith Baron (as Renee Taylor) | |
| Jonathan Penner | ... | Marv Miller | |
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Barbara Howard | ... | Sherri Klugman |
| Kim Myers | ... | Heidi Solomon (as Kim Meyers) | |
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Hildy Brooks | ... | Ella Horowitz |
| Mitzi McCall | ... | Sophie Rosen | |
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K.C. Carr | ... | Stripper |
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Max Baron (James Spader) is a 27-year-old high-flying advertising executive still recovering from the death of his wife. One night he is in a bar when he meets Nora Baker (Susan Sarandon), a 43-year-old waitress with a fixation on Marilyn Monroe. The couple gradually fall in love, though age and social differences mean that the path of true love is strewn with problems. Written by Matt <matt@measham.force9.net>
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older woman younger man relationship | love | advertising executive | waitress | sex scene |Taglines:
The story of a younger man, and a bolder woman.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 October 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Gross USA:
$17,487,531Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Nora: I give a good blowjob, I guess.
Sherri: Hmm... I bet you do!
Nora: And I bet you don't.
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Performed by The Bottom Line
Written by Robb Royer (as Robb Wilson), Jimmy Griffin (as James Griffin) & Fred Karlin
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The movie is notable for some steamy sex scenes between its leads James Spader and Susan Sarandon the latter of whom before had attracted sex symbol controversy with her early 1980s films Atlantic City (1980) and The Hunger (1983). Sarandon was seen in Louis Malle's Atlantic City (1980) where she washed topless with lemons in front of an open window whilst in The Hunger (1983), Sarandon performed a same-sex love scene with French actress Catherine Deneuve. See more »Goofs
In the beginning of the movie, when Max drives Nora home from the bar where they met, he makes a 180 turn from the place on the street where he had parked but this is before Nora tells him how to get to where she lives. How could Max have known that he had to turn around from the parking spot to head toward Nora's house? See more »Quotes
Sherri: You know, our Max is quite a catch. How did you manage it?Nora: I give a good blowjob, I guess.
Sherri: Hmm... I bet you do!
Nora: And I bet you don't.
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Reversal of Fortune/Quigley Down Under/White Palace/Night of the Living Dead (1990) See more »Soundtracks
For All We KnowPerformed by The Bottom Line
Written by Robb Royer (as Robb Wilson), Jimmy Griffin (as James Griffin) & Fred Karlin
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It's not the age difference that's the issue here; this is a movie about the arbitrariness of attraction. The two protagonists seem to have nothing in common, except a deep sense of personal loss. They are worlds apart. Men and women often fall in love without a reason, or at least a reason that others can understand. It may be inexplicable, ridiculous, unbelievable, outrageous- whatever. It happens!
The only flaws of this virtually unknown film are the awful music/sound design and the terribly clichéd ending. Sarandon is at her best, while James Spader is unforgettable as always. All in all, a very underrated movie, with fine acting as its main strength.