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Falling in Love Again (1980 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Falling in Love Again' is a 1980 American romantic comedy film directed by Steven Paul and starring Elliott Gould and Susannah York.
The film also features Michelle Pfeiffer in an early role playing a younger version of Susannah York's character.
Plot
Harry Lewis grew up in the Bronx, New York with grand ambitions. He married the most beautiful girl in school, Sue, and planned to become an architect.
Years later, Harry and Sue, unhappy now and nostalgic for their past, are living in Los Angeles and running a garment business. An invitation to their high school reunion persuades them to return to their roots, and their lives together are recalled in flashback on the cross-country drive to New York.
Cast
* Elliott Gould - Harry Lewis
* Susannah York - Sue Lewis
* Kaye Ballard - Mrs. Lewis
* Stuart Paul - Pompadour (Young Harry)
* Michelle Pfeiffer - Sue Wellington
* Twink Caplan - Melinda
* John Diehl - Pompadour's friend
* James Dunaway - Man on street
* Robert Hackman - Mr. Lewis
* Todd Hepler - Alan Childs
* Iren Koster - Piano player
* Marian McCargo - Mrs. Wellington
* Tony O'Dell - Bobby Lewis
* Bonnie Paul - Hilary Lewis
* Steven Paul - Stan the Con
* Herbert Rudley - Mr. Wellington
* Alan Solomon - Max the Brain
* Cathy Tolbert - Cheryl Herman
* Terrence Evans - Beaver
Reception
The film was a box-office failure. 'The New York Times' Vincent Canby in his review of Nov. 21, 1980, gave it an entirely negative appraisal, deriding its "witless screenplay."
Elliott Gould later recalled "It was a very large score, it was overmusical. It was beautiful. Michel Legrand composed it. I thought there was too much of it. It was the first picture of a very, very young director [then 21 year-old Steven Paul, who also co-wrote]. It was alright.
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