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It's My Turn (film)
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Wikipedia article
'It's My Turn' is a 1980 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, and Charles Grodin.
The film was directed by Claudia Weill and written by Eleanor Bergstein.
Plot
Kate Gunzinger is a mathematics professor at a Chicago university. She lives with divorc Homer, in a comfortable but not terribly passionate relationship.
Kate travels to New York for a job interview and to attend the wedding of her widowed father. She is offered the job, though it does not look promising, as she will not be able to continue doing research. She meets the bride's son, Ben Lewin, a former professional baseball player.
Ben is married, but a relationship develops with Kate. He takes her to Yankee Stadium for an old-timers' day ceremony, and eventually, they have an affair. When they part, Kate goes back to Chicago and breaks up with Homer. She returns to work, where she is greeted with a gift sent by Ben.
Cast
Production
The film's title track, "It's My Turn", played during the final credits, was sung by Diana Ross, with music by Michael Masser and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager.
The film had a tumultuous production due to the producer Ray Stark's sexism and sexual harassment of director Claudia Weill. He also interfered with her vision of the film. Due to this she directed no more feature films.
Critical reception
Roger Ebert of 'The Chicago Sun-Times' gave the film 2 stars out of 4:
The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay for Eleanor Bergstein.
References
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