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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   816 votes
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Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Writers:
James L. Brooks (writer)
Dan Wakefield (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 February 1980 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life...One way, or the other.
Plot:
A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This effects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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User Comments:
A smart, sophisticated movie that unfortunately palls with 30 minutes to go more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Burt Reynolds ... Phil Potter
Jill Clayburgh ... Marilyn Holmberg

Candice Bergen ... Jessica Potter
Charles Durning ... Michael (Mickey) Potter
Frances Sternhagen ... Marva Potter

Austin Pendleton ... Paul

Mary Kay Place ... Marie
MacIntyre Dixon ... Dan Ryan

Jay O. Sanders ... Larry (as Jay Sanders)
Charles Kimbrough ... Salesman
Richard Whiting ... Everett
Alfie Wise ... Workshop Member

Wallace Shawn ... Workshop Member
Sturgis Warner ... John Morganson
Mary Catherine Wright ... Student 1 (as Mary C. Wright)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:16 | USA:R | UK:AA (original rating) | UK:15 (re-rating) (1987)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The shower of Valium pills was based on an actual incident that happened to Burt Reynolds. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: As Jessica and Phil prepare to go to bed, he slips off underwear below bottom frame line. But as shot continues, actor Burt Reynolds is clearly wearing abbreviated white undergarment. more
Quotes:
Phil Potter: If I don't touch you soon I'll go out of my mind. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: Barting Over (#14.11)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Better Than Ever more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A smart, sophisticated movie that unfortunately palls with 30 minutes to go, 13 May 2001
7/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Although puzzlingly slow-moving, "Starting Over" is a gentle, funny film about a newly-divorced man attempting to date again. I loved it when Burt Reynolds (in a benign but amiable performance) hits the furniture store to fill up his apartment, but then sits in his studio surrounded by all the new pieces and now has nothing to do. Or when girlfriend Jill Clayburgh shouts at him, "I am no one-nighter! I am a teacher! I am going for my Masters!" The movie doesn't know what to do with its characters near the end--taking us down a few roads which disappointed me--but otherwise it's a smart, subtle comedy and the appealing players make the most of it. *** out of ****

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