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5 March 1982 (USA) morePlot:
A successful young L.A. doctor and his equally successful television-producer wife find their happily-ever-after... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. moreNewsDesk:
A Chat With The Dan Band: ‘The Hangover’ Director Todd Phillips’ Good Luck Charm(From MTV Movies Blog. 10 June 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
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Way ahead of its time moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Ontkean | ... | Zach Elliot | |
| Kate Jackson | ... | Claire Elliott | |
| Harry Hamlin | ... | Bart McGuire | |
| Wendy Hiller | ... | Winnie Bates | |
| Arthur Hill | ... | Henry | |
| Nancy Olson | ... | Christine | |
| John Dukakis | ... | Tim | |
| Terry Kiser | ... | Harrington | |
| Dennis Howard | ... | Larry | |
| Asher Brauner | ... | Ted | |
| John Calvin | ... | David | |
| Gwen Arner | ... | Alrene | |
| Gary Swanson | ... | Ken | |
| Anne Haney | ... | Lila (as Ann Harvey) | |
| Stanley Kamel | ... | Charlie |
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In-joke: Cast as a TV network executive fighting to bring quality to television, former Charlie's Angels star Kate Jackson looks disdainfully at a script titled Callahan's Dolls. moreSoundtrack:
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MAKING LOVE was dismissed as a rather routine melodrama despite its "controversial" subject. This is a pity, for this film is years ahead of its time in the frank and non-judgmental approach it takes to same-sex love. The on-screen kiss between Michael Ontkean and Harry Hamlin was in some ways the "shot heard round the world;" although not sexually explicit, this movie has clear and frank lovemaking scenes between the two men. This has yet to be duplicated in a mainstream Hollywood film; eleven years after MAKING LOVE, Hollywood gave us PHILADELPHIA, a "groundbreaking" film in which the lovers don't even kiss! This is progress?
Unappreciated in its time, MAKING LOVE has held up surprisingly well. Yes, it is a rather routine romance; except for the gender-switch, there isn't much here that is new or unusual. Yet, oddly, this is exactly what makes this film so appealing. Homosexuality is not seen as a problem except where it coincidentally creates one; the love triangle is handled in almost exactly the same way it would be if the husband had an affair with a woman. The stars are attractive and sympathetic and all give extremely appealing and deeply felt performances. If you saw it in 1982, it's worth a second (even third) look. If you've never seen it, it's a treat.