It Takes Both Hands to Grab Onto Love
Letting Go stars John Ritter as a widower and Sharon Gless as a lonely unmarried woman. They meet during a group-therapy session. Romance is inevitable, but the road to true happiness is pockmarked by a series of comic complications. Advertised as a straight romantic drama, Letting Go is actually more akin to the screwball comedies of the 1930s, with a strong satirical bent regarding "behavior modification" theories. The made-for-TV film debuted May 11, 1985.
Charlotte Brown
Writer
Jack Bender
Director

John Ritter
Alex

Sharon Gless
Kate

Joe Cortese
Neil

Kit McDonough
Sheila

Peter Dvorsky
Jim
Michael Fantini
Max

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Barbara Gordon
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