Twice in a Lifetime (1985)

Director:

Bud Yorkin

Writer:

Colin Welland (writer)

Release Date:

23 October 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life...

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Dysfunctional Marriage | Husband Wife Relationship | Love Triangle | Family Abandonment

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Gene Hackman	...	Harry MacKenzie
Ann-Margret	...	Audrey Minelli
Ellen Burstyn	...	Kate MacKenzie
Amy Madigan	...	Sunny
Ally Sheedy	...	Helen
Stephen Lang	...	Keith
Darrell Larson	...	Jerry
Brian Dennehy	...	Nick
Chris Parker	...	Tim
Rachel Street	...	Joanne
Kevin Bleyer	...	Chris
Micole Mercurio	...	Betty
Doris Hugo Drewien	...	Millie
Lee Corrigan	...	Milos
Ralph Steadman	...	Mike
Rod Pilloud	...	Mick
Art Cahn	...	Nikos
Anne Ludlum	...	Susie
Evelyn Perdue	...	Lucy
Gayle Bellows	...	Jean
Kit Harris	...	Dolores
George Catalano	...	Shoe Repairman
Tawnya Pettiford-Wates	...	Harry's Neighbor (as Tawnya Pettiford)
Mary Ewald	...	Saleswoman
Daniel C. Mahar	...	Foreman (as Daniel Mahar)
Sharon Collar	...	Maya
Gary Kowalski	...	Minister
Keith Nicholai	...	Photographer
Ken Clark	...	Flower Man
Audrey Flod	...	Bingo Caller
Loretta Adair	...	Bingo Assistant
Eileen Cornwell	...	Bingo Checker
Mary Thielen	...	Checkout Clerk
Denise Aiumu	...	Sales Clerk
Junior Barber	...	Young Kid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Schae Harrison	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Bud Yorkin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Colin Welland		writer

Produced by
David Salven	....	executive producer
Bud Yorkin	....	producer
David Yorkin	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Pat Metheny

Cinematography by
Nick McLean

Film Editing by
Robert C. Jones

Casting by
Deborah Lucchesi

Production Design by
William J. Creber

Set Decoration by
Antony Mondello

Costume Design by
Bernie Pollack

Makeup Department
Allen Payne	....	hair department head
Allen Payne	....	hair designer: Ann-Margret
Kaye Pownall	....	hair stylist
Hallie Smith-Simmons	....	makeup artist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke)

Production Management
David Salven	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Cosentino	....	second assistant director
Tommy Thompson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Barry Bedig	....	property master
Kenneth J. Creber	....	set designer (as Kenneth Creber)
Rusty Lipscomb	....	lead person
Mike Lowther	....	swing gang
Bruce Martin	....	swing gang
David Salven Jr.	....	propman

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	assistant sound editor
Donald L. Bolger	....	boom operator
Charles J. Bond	....	cable person (as Charles Bond)
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Eaton	....	assistant sound engineer
Robert J. Glass	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Hall	....	supervising sound editor
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Frank Howard	....	sound editor
Joseph A. Ippolito	....	sound editor (as Joey Ippolito)
C. Darin Knight	....	sound mixer (as Darin Knight)
Robert Knudson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Knudsen)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound editor (as Don Warner)

Camera and Electrical Department
Edward A. Ayer	....	best boy (as Ed Ayer)
Brad Edmiston	....	first assistant camera
Anthony Francesco	....	second assistant camera
Phil Howard	....	electrician
Murray Johnson	....	grip
John McCoy	....	video playback operator
Michael D. O'Shea	....	camera operator (as Michael O'Shea)
Charles Saldana	....	key grip
Steven H. Smith	....	first assistant camera (as Steven Smith)
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Bruce D. Spellman	....	second grip (as Bruce Spellman)
Tom Stern	....	gaffer
Stephen St. John	....	steadicam operator
Alan Templeton	....	grip
Bill Young	....	dolly grip (as William C. Young)
Karen Zabinski	....	electrician
Jim Crandell	....	stand-by electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Darilyn Stringer	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erica Edell Phillips	....	costumer (as Erica Phillips)

Editorial Department
Richard Gentner	....	negative cutter (as Rich Gentner)
Catherine Peacock	....	associate film editor (as Catherine L. Peacock)
Robert Speilholz	....	color timer
Edward A. Warschilka	....	associate editor

Music Department
Josh Abbey	....	music recording engineer
Michael Gibbs	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
William Hogue	....	transportation captain
Jerry F. Johnson	....	transportation coordinator (as Jerry Johnson)

Other crew
Robin Citrin	....	location manager
James Everitt	....	production associate
Peter Gantt	....	craft service
Dolores Hyams	....	assistant: Bud Yorkin
Ray Quiroz	....	script supervisor
Mayda Renizzi-Holt	....	assistant to auditor (as Mayda Holt)
Kathryn Rhodes	....	production associate
Ken Ryan	....	production auditor
Michael Salven	....	production associate
Nanette Siegert	....	production coordinator
Jeff Sparks	....	production associate
Roger Speros	....	location assistant
Pam Sprowl	....	production associate
Janet Wainwright	....	unit publicist
Monica Di Meo	....	caterer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Bud Yorkin Productions

Distributors

• Bud Yorkin Productions (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• BDM Distribution (1987) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Look Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Vestron Video International (1987) (UK) (video)
• Video Collection International Ltd. (1987) (UK) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Pacific Title  titles
• Power Station  music recorded at
• Van der Veer Photo Effects  matte photography

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:15 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:7 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Bud Yorkin Productions

Trivia:

The orginial title of the script was "Kisses at 50".

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Kate reluctantly agrees to have her ears pierced, but the actress (Ellen Burstyn) playing her already has prominent holes in her ear lobes.

Quotes:

Harry: It's been a long time since I haven't known for certain what a day had in store for me

Soundtrack:

Something On You Mind

Well-acted blue collar angst.

Gene Hackman plays a man in midlife crisis: he's been married to boring Ellen Burstyn for like, forever, and he's just met hottie Ann-Margret in the local bar he frequents. What's a guy to do? Go after the babe, of course!

This thin Colin Welland script (British screenwriter of the overrated CHARIOTS OF FIRE) is elevated considerably by Hackman's convincing portrayal of a blue-collar Everyman who's mortgaged his life for work and family to the exclusion of any dreams for himself. The decidedly unmelodramatic arc of his life change and its consequences is relatively rare in American films and is more watchable for it. Look for newcomer Amy Madigan lighting up the screen as Hackman's p****d-off but devoted daughter. A wistful Pat Metheny score and Nick McLean's cinematography of unglamorous Seattle locations -- back before it became America's trendiest city -- enhance the verisimilitude. A low-key and effective directing job by Bud Yorkin, Norman Lear's former producing partner. Worth a look for Hackman/Burstyn/Margret fans.