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Playwright Jason Carmichael (Dudley Moore) meets teacher Phoebe Craddock (Mary Steenburgen) the day of his wedding to wealthy Allison St. James (Janet Eilber) and proposes a collaboration. Over the years, their comedies achieve success on Broadway, while Jason and Phoebe try to avoid following through on their mutual attraction. Frustrated with his failing marriage, Jacob begins an affair with actress Kate Mallory (Robyn Douglass), destroying both his professional and personal partnerships.

Comedy · 1983 · 1 hr 43 min
Director Arthur Hiller

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Playwright Jason Carmichael (Dudley Moore) meets teacher Phoebe Craddock (Mary Steenburgen) the day of his wedding to wealthy Allison St. James (Janet Eilber) and proposes a collaboration. Over the years, their comedies achieve success on Broadway, while Jason and Phoebe try to avoid following through on their mutual attraction. Frustrated with his failing marriage, Jacob begins an affair with actress Kate Mallory (Robyn Douglass), destroying both his professional and personal partnerships.

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Average 5.1
Reviews 14
Fresh 4
Rotten 10

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Studio
MGM
Released
1983
Run Time
1 hr 43 min
Rated
6+
Region of Origin
United States
© METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC.

Languages

Original Audio
English, German
Audio
English (United States) (AAC), Russian (AAC)
Subtitles
English (CC), English (United States) , and 9 more...

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.