Starting Over (1979)
Release Date: Oct 5, 1979 Wide
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Scripted by James L. Brooks from Dan Wakefield's novel, Alan J. Pakula's romantic comedy follows the tribulations of a freshly divorced man as he looks for love with a wary single woman. Phil Potter (Burt Reynolds sans mustache) can't quite believe it when his aspiring songbird wife Jessica (Candice Bergen) kicks him out to realize her career dreams, but the added revelation of her adultery speeds him out the door by choice. Relocating to Boston, Phil starts to settle in with the help of his
Oct 5, 1979 Wide
Jun 21, 2005
Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Burt Reynolds
Phil Potter -
Jill Clayburgh
Marilyn Holmberg -
Candice Bergen
Jessica Potter -
Charles Durning
Michael "Mickey" Potter -
Frances Sternhagen
Marva Potter -
Austin Pendleton
Paul -
Macintyre Dixon
Dan Ryan -
Jay O Sanders
Larry -
Richard Whiting
Everett -
Sturgis Warner
John Morganson -
Kevin Bacon
Husband (Young Couple) -
Anne De Salvo
Wife -
Russell Horton
Man #2 -
Charles Kimbrough
Salesman -
Tara King
Checkout Girl -
Marvin Lichterman
Husband -
Mort Marshall
Room Service Waiter -
Ian Alexander Martin
Doorman -
Gilmer McCormick
Stephanie -
Sol Schwade
Man in Market -
Wallace Shawn
Workshop Member -
Lisa Sloan
Mother of Kid -
Helen Stenborg
Older Woman -
A.C. Weary
Athletic Father -
Alfie Wise
Workshop Member -
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Mary Kay Place
Marie -
Tony Romano
Boston Man -
Daniel Stern
Student 2 -
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Simon McQueen
Bloomingdale's Crowd -
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John Murray
Bloomingdale's Couple
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A better story than you'd probably expect for a film of this kind of this vintage.
A whole lot better than most of the divorce-centric comedies of this ilk, mainly because it focuses on the characters and not the act of divorce itself.
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