White Palace (1990)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 6
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 0
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Movie Info
Screenwriters Ted Tally and Alvin Sargent adapted the novel by Glenn Savan into this intelligent comedy-drama about a May-December romance where the woman is the senior partner. James Spader is Max Baron, a 27-year-old St. Louis advertising executive who has completely shut himself off from the world in the two years since the auto accident death of his wife. When he meets free-spirited, 43-year-old burger joint waitress Nora Baker (Susan Sarandon), his attraction to the earthy, outspoken woman
Oct 19, 1990 Wide
Jan 15, 1999
MCA Universal Home Video
Cast
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Susan Sarandon
Nora Baker -
James Spader
Max Baron -
Jason Alexander
Neil Horowitz -
Kathy Bates
Rosemary Powers -
Eileen Brennan
Judy -
Steven Hill
Sol Horowitz -
Rachel Levin
Rachel Horowitz -
Corey Parker
Larry Klugman -
Renée Taylor
Edith Baron -
Jonathan Penner
Mary Miller -
Barbara Howard
Sheri Klugman -
Jonathan Ames
Restaurant Customer -
Michael Arnett
Country Western Singer -
Robert Bourgeois
Bachelor Party Man -
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Hildy Brooks
Ella Horowitz -
Cathy Carr
Stripper -
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Vernon Dudas
Jimmy the Bartender -
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John Flack
Advertising Executive -
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Patrick S. Harrigan
Mr. Goodman -
Lance Harshbarger
Bachelor Party Man -
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Maryann Kopperman
Reba Parker -
Fannie Belle Lebby
Marcia -
Janet Lofton
Supermarket Checker -
Mitzi McCall
Sophie Rosen -
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Kim Meyers
Heidi Solomon -
Wilma Myracle
Helen -
William Oberbeck
Eddie Lobodiak -
Maria Pitillo
Janey -
Jeremy Piven
Kahn -
Robert Plunket
Director -
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Joseph Roseblum
Rabbi -
Glenn Savan
White Palace Customer -
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Jordan Stone
Bachelor Party Man -
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All Critics (22) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (6)
Not a great movie but sexy as hell.
Decent but predictable steamfest.
A convincing psychodrama about the redemptive power of love which can even overcome deep-seated class differences.
Despite excellent performanes, the film moves so slow you'll have nodded off by the time the good bits come
Worth it for Spader and Sarandon.
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I definitely agree with Nechak's assessment of the fairytale element of this movie. It's hard to imagine this pair making a permanent match. But it's Hollywood, baby, so what happens . . . happens.
Had to add Sarandon to my favorite actor list right away. Stunning. She always is; she should have been on my list earlier. Eileen Brennan, in a small role, is mesmerizing. Not to mention that this was Spader when he had his stuff. A great movie, especially thanks to Susan Sarandon. Definitely, as Nechak says, Oscar-worthy work. Reminds me so much of Atlantic City.