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23/12/1988 Comedy, Drama, Romance 2h 1m
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Macon Leary was set in his ways. The way he lived, thought and worked. He imagined it would always be like that. Until an unusual woman showed him the way it could be.

Overview

After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate, and Macon meets a strange, outgoing woman who brings him 'back down to earth', but his wife soon thinks their marriage is still worth another try.

  1. Lawrence Kasdan

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. William Hurt

    Macon Leary

  2. Kathleen Turner

    Sarah Leary

  3. Geena Davis

    Muriel Pritchett

  4. Amy Wright

    Rose Leary

  5. David Ogden Stiers

    Porter Leary

  6. Ed Begley Jr.

    Charles Leary

  7. Bill Pullman

    Julian Hedge

  8. Robert Hy Gorman

    Alexander

  9. Bradley Mott

    Lucas Loomis

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-04-05
** I recently watched this movie again after several years and will add just a few small edits ***
This is a quiet and quirky movie, and may not appeal to some viewers. Certainly it differs from 95% of the movies being made these days. But what the heck, our tastes are all different, right?

William Hurt gives the restrained performance the role calls for, playing a man who has disconnected from his feelings so as to avoid the pain of thinking of his deceased son. He writes travel books for people who don't want to "go local" when they travel to other countries, but rather want to feel as c...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$32,632,093.00

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