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A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his new wife.

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Lulu McAfee
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Claire Clifton
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Ben Clifton
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Jerome Ellsworth
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Millie Ellsworth
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Linda Davis
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Hippie
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Freddie
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Man in Audience
Elisa Goodman ...
Woman in Audience
Greg Lipari ...
Book Seller
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Man - Boardner's
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Clark
Gabrielle Ashry ...
Hostess - Helena's
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Bar Tender - Helena's
Sarah Dale ...
Punk Girl
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Lou
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Lulu Look-Alike
Beans Morocco ...
Old Man - Boardner's
Danny Tucker ...
Tucker
Mimi Cagnetta ...
Flight Attendant
Bob Larkin ...
Old Guy at the Truck Stop
Frank Kopic ...
Motel Manager (as Frank Kopyc)
Jesse Kaye ...
Hotel Desk Clerk (as Jessie Kaye)
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Hotel Bellhop (as Christopher Dukes)
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Martin Ellsworth
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Layla
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Teenage Usher
Agnieszka Musiala ...
Ticket Agent
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Fedex Guy
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Directed by

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John Kaye

Written by

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John Kaye ... (written by)

Produced by

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Rainer Bienger ... associate producer
Willi Bär ... executive producer
Tani Cohen ... co-producer
Boaz Davidson ... producer
Danny Dimbort ... executive producer
Abra Edelman ... producer
Diane Isaacs ... producer (as Diane Sillan)
Avi Lerner ... executive producer
Trevor Short ... executive producer
John Thompson ... producer

Music by

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Serge Colbert

Cinematography by

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Dion Beebe

Editing by

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Alain Jakubowicz

Editorial Department

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Marco Jakubowicz ... assistant editor (as Marc Jakubowicz)
Jordan Kessler ... post-production coordinator
Alex Whitman ... apprentice editor
Jeff Williams ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Stephen J. Lineweaver

Art Direction by

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Jay Pelissier

Set Decoration by

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Alexander Carle

Costume Design by

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Elsa Zamparelli

Makeup Department

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Elisabeth Dietrich-Fry ... makeup department head (as Elisabeth Fry)
Scott H. Eddo ... makeup artist: Patrick Swayze
Denise Fischer ... makeup artist
Linda Leiter Sharp ... assistant hair stylist (as Linda Sharp)
Kenneth Walker ... key hair stylist
Judy Yonemoto ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Dave Duce ... assistant production manager
Todd Gilbert ... post-production supervisor
Venus Kanani ... production supervisor: second unit
Scott Putman ... production manager
Dan Schlaack ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Carolyn Sara Fine ... second assistant director (as Carolyn Fine)
Kevin J. Moore ... assistant director
Scott Putman ... second unit director
Cesha Ventra ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Cheri Candido ... on-set dresser
Randy Culberhouse ... propmaker
Russell C. Hurst ... propmaker
James Malley ... set dresser
Mark Molina ... art department coordinator
Jeffrey M. O'Brien ... property master
Janet Pett Davies ... art department researcher
Michael J. Ray ... lead man
Mark Sakamoto ... set dresser
Michael Schmidt ... set dresser
Karen Torell ... lead set painter
Keith Van Velson ... swing gang
Jim Weda ... set dresser
Keith Wood ... assistant property master (as Edward Keith Wood)

Sound Department

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Mike Anderson ... utility sound
Colin Bates ... supervising sound editor
Scott Cannizzaro ... adr mixer
Richard C. Franklin ... sound supervisor editor (as Rick Franklin)
Emily Gaydos ... dialogue editor
Jacob Goldstein ... sound mixer
Doug Jackson ... sound editor
Eric Justen ... re-recording mixer
David Kitchens ... foley artist / sound supervisor
Chris McDonough ... foley artist
Sterling Moore ... cable person
Howard Neiman ... sound editor
Bruce Nyznik ... adr supervisor
Paul Ratajczak ... re-recording mixer / sound supervisor
Eric Reuveni ... foley recordist
Brian Robinson ... boom operator
Buck Robinson ... additional sound mixer
Angie Stanghetti ... adr editor / adr recordist
Marc Verboys ... assistant dialogue editor
Jonathan Wales ... re-recording mixer
Ben Zarai ... foley artist / foley recordist / supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Noel Sterrett ... rotoscope

Visual Effects by

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Christopher Dusendschon ... hazeltine optical element timing: THDX (uncredited) / in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts

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Donna Evans ... stunts (as Donna Evans Merlo)
Jack Gill ... stunts
James M. Halty ... stunts (as Jim Halty)
Jeff Imada ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jon Archibald ... grip
Raul Bonilla ... grip
Christopher Bothwell ... best boy electric
Makiko Carlson ... first assistant camera: second unit (as Makiko Watanabe)
Don Cerrone ... key grip
John Connell ... camera operator
Glen Deitell ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Todd Heater ... gaffer
Kira Hellickson ... camera loader
Twan Herron ... electrician
John Hynes ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Barnaby Kerr ... second assistant camera: second unit
William Leslie ... dolly grip (as Billy Bob Leslie)
Dwayne Lyon ... electrician
Mark McCarthy ... electrician
Will McGarry ... still photographer
Michael A. Mendez ... best boy grip (as Michael Mendez)
Brad Milsap ... director of photography: second unit
Ted Morris ... Steadicam operator
Jon Munson ... electrician
Michael Murray ... electrician (as Michael W. Murray)
James A. Neal ... grip
Dwayne Platz ... grip
Aldo Porras Jr. ... assistant camera / second assistant camera (as Aldo Porras)
Sean Slattery ... grip
Charles Smock ... electrician
Andrew Towne ... electrician
Jon Zarkos ... assistant camera

Casting Department

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Deborah German ... extras casting
Christopher Gray ... extras casting (as Chris Gray)
Amanda D. Mahoney ... casting assistant
Shawn Mercer ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Bo Slavik ... set costumer
Yana Syrkin ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Kyle Alexander ... location assistant
Marylin Bitner ... assistant location manager
Michael S. Dunitz ... location manager (as Michael Scott Dunitz)
Patricia Ebert ... assistant location manager
Rob Frank ... assistant location manager
Greg Kappy ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Jerry Gilbert ... music editor
Ted Hinckley ... music contractor
Michael James Jackson ... music supervisor
Mark Portmann ... song composer

Script and Continuity Department

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Karolyn Austen ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Corey Askins ... transportation coordinator
Troy Bridenstine ... driver
James Knake ... transportation co-captain
Tom Lyons ... transportation captain
Michael Sean Ryan ... transportation co-captain

Additional Crew

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Tsila Adler ... post-production accountant
Donald Bruce ... production controller
Keith Burrell ... assistant production accountant
Mimi Cagnetta ... stand-in
Karen M. Cockrell ... post-production accounting manager
Keith E. Cooper ... legal
Corky Cronin ... set production assistant (as Corkey Cronin)
Jeph Duarte ... production assistant
Dave Duce ... assistant: Avi Lerner
Christopher Dukes ... stand-in
Sunny Ellis ... assistant production accountant
David Fulton ... unit publicists (as Dave Fulton)
Sam Gaglani ... assistant: Ms. Sillan
Michael Goldberg ... production accountant
Brandy Howard ... stand-in
Rosemary Hygate ... assistant: Ms. Griffith
Chris Isenberg ... assistant: Mr. Kaye
Kurstin Kohnowich ... office production assistant
Matt Lawford ... shortfall insurance
Matt McDonald ... office production assistant
Jay Ostrowski ... key set production assistant
Heather DuHamel Sams ... assistant: Ms. Miller (as Heather Duhamel)
Joan Scheckel ... workshop development (uncredited)
Dan Schlaack ... production coordinator
Steve Simko ... assistant production coordinator
David Sitzman ... contracts administrator
Cynthia Struye ... production coordinator: second unit
Dan Tobin ... set production assistant
Joseph Paul Vargas ... set production assistant
François Vila ... press agent
Frank Whiteley ... cast security
Alicia Zamparelli ... set production assistant
Maxine Brooks ... studio teacher (uncredited)

Thanks

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Lourdes Diaz ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Ben (Patrick Swayze) and Lulu (Melanie Griffith) were one-time college sweethearts who shared an intense passionate affair that circled around Lulu's untreated mental health condition, a condition which eventually leads to her hospitalization and their separation. Now Ben is a successful professional television writer in Hollywood in a personally distant relationship with his psychiatrist wife Claire (Penelope Ann Miller). Lulu leaves her treatment facility, a group home, and seeks out a reluctant Ben to reveal that 15 years ago they had a son whom she placed in adoption. Determined to meet him on his 16th birthday, Lulu asks Ben to join her on a cross-country road trip to find their son. Bound at first by his need to protect Lulu from herself, Ben's uncertainty about the free-spirited Lulu is replaced with tender memories of their love affair and her vulnerable health. As they journey, Ben's current life is shared through Claire, who has flown out to intercept the pair. Tensions between the three culminate with Claire telling Lulu about Ben and Claire's son who died from leukemia the year before. A shaken Lulu calls to Ben, with Claire present, to open up about his son who died and the son Martin (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) they are about to meet. All three characters connect, and in the process, Ben rediscovers his heart.

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Taglines First Love Lasts Forever See more »
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Also Known As
  • Forever Lulu - Die erste Liebe rostet nicht! (Germany)
  • Along for the Ride (United States)
  • Loving Lulu (United States)
  • Along for the Ride (India, English title)
  • Coup de foudre pour toujours (France)
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Runtime
  • 99 min
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Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Alec Baldwin was offered the role of Ben Clifton. See more »
Goofs In the swimming pool at the hotel, Lulu is naked in the long shot, but when she goes to talk to Ben, she wears a top. See more »
Movie Connections Features The Hustler (1961). See more »
Soundtracks Hound Dog Man See more »

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