Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.
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Cast
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| Robert Duvall | ... | Walter | |
| Richard Harris | ... | Frank | |
| Shirley MacLaine | ... | Helen Cooney | |
| Sandra Bullock | ... | Elaine | |
| Micole Mercurio | ... | Bernice | |
| Marty Belafsky | ... | Ned Ryan | |
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Harold Bergman | ... | Sleeper |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Georgia | |
| Ed Amatrudo | ... | Henry's Dad | |
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Jag Davies | ... | Henry |
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Rudolph X. Herrera | ... | Umpire |
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Persephone Felder | ... | Woman in Stands |
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Stephen G. Anthony | ... | Leo Peetes |
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Greg Paul Meyers | ... | Sid Showenstein |
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Aquilla Owens | ... | First Girl in Park |
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Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine. Written by Matthias Scheler <tron@lyssa.owl.de>
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Country:
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17 December 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brydekamp med Hemingway See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$14,871, 19 December 1993Gross USA:
$278,720Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Frank: She's got a great backyard.
Walter: I don't know. I've never been to her house.
Frank: She's got a great ass.
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The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Robert Duvall, Sandra Bullock, and Shirley MacLaine; and two Oscar nominees: Richard Harris and Piper Laurie. See more »Goofs
At one of the Little League games, one of the players gets picked off of first base is picked off after taking too big a lead. Leads are prohibited in Little League. See more »Quotes
[Frank is admiring a waitress's ass]Frank: She's got a great backyard.
Walter: I don't know. I've never been to her house.
Frank: She's got a great ass.
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Although I've only seen this movie once quite a while ago it is definitely on my "see again soon" list. While slipping through the many film credits of Robert Duvall I felt I just had to comment. His performance in this movie separates him from his other characters and in my eyes cements his reputation as a premiere actor. Along with a wonderful cast including Richard Harris as a crusty old curmudgeon, the always talented Shirley MacLaine, and the relative newcomer at that time, Sandra Bullock the film spins its story in a very timely and entertaining manner and left me at the end with not only a lumpy throat (i can't tell you who dies of course but it's one of the best death scenes I've ever seen) but the crushing desire to see it at least three or four more times. Highly recommended.