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18 September 1980 (Australia) moreTagline:
It's not supposed to happen twice in your life, but it can.Plot:
George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie Malone... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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20th Century Boys: Chapter Two – The Last Hope (2009) Movie Review (From Beyond Hollywood. 11 September 2009, 2:33 PM, PDT)
Streep Nom #2, 1979
(From FilmExperience. 18 June 2009, 5:10 PM, PDT)
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The best of Marsha Mason and the worst of Neil Simon more (9 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Caan | ... | George Schneider |
 | Marsha Mason | ... | Jennie MacLaine |
 | Joseph Bologna | ... | Leo Schneider |
 | Valerie Harper | ... | Faye Medwick |
 | Alan Fudge | ... | Lee Michaels |
| Judy Farrell | ... | Gwen Michaels |
| Debra Mooney | ... | Marilyn |
| Isabel Cooley | ... | Customs Officer |
| Imogene Bliss | ... | Elderly Lady in Bookstore |
| Barry Michlin | ... | Maitre'D |
| Ray Young | ... | Gary |
| Greg Zadikov | ... | Waiter |
| Dr. Paul Singh | ... | Waiter |
| Sumant | ... | Waiter |
| Cheryl Bianchi | ... | Electric Girl |
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Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | USA:PG | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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The original Broadway production of "Chapter Two" by Neil Simon opened at the Imperial Theater on December 4, 1977, ran for 857 performances and was nominated for the 1978 Tony Award for the Best Play. moreQuotes:
Jennie MacLaine: I am wonderful, I'm nuts about me, and if you're stupid enough to throw someone sensational like me aside, you don't deserve as good as you've got. moreSoundtrack:
I'M ON YOUR SIDE moreFAQ
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This agonizing comedy-drama got surprisingly sterling reviews upon its release in 1979. I remember opening the movie-section of the L.A. Times and looking at a 2-page advertisement for "Chapter Two" filled with glowing captions like: "Better than 'The Goodbye Girl'!" and "Neil Simon does it again!" What does Neil Simon do? He takes an autobiographical situation (remarrying too soon after the death of a beloved spouse) and makes it rusty, unpleasant and--worst of all--unfunny. James Caan plays Neil--er..that is, George--a writer who can't seem to get back into life after losing his wife; enter spirited Marsha Mason (real-life Mrs. Simon...soon to be ex-Mrs. Simon) who attempts to love George despite his moods and general melancholy. Mason is very appealing here and might've saved the day were it not for Caan's indifference (not to mention a sub-plot concerning painfully-thin, blonde Valerie Harper which brings the proceedings to a screeching halt). I liked Mason's outburst at the end ("I am wonderful! I am NUTS about me!"), but I saw no happy ending for these two people...and time proved me right. ** from ****