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9 March 1990 (USA) morePlot:
A down and out private detective (Berenger) is asked by a beautiful woman (Archer) to follow her lover... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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This "Love" Scores Large moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Berenger | ... | Harry Dobbs | |
| Elizabeth Perkins | ... | Stella Wynkowski | |
| Anne Archer | ... | Miss Dolan | |
| Kate Capshaw | ... | Mrs. Ellen McGraw | |
| Annette O'Toole | ... | Mrs. King | |
| Ted Levine | ... | Frederick King / James McGraw | |
| Ann Magnuson | ... | Doris | |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Art the Farmhand | |
| Ruby Dee | ... | Corrine Dart | |
| Barry Miller | ... | Marty | |
| Neil Young | ... | Rick | |
| Meegan Lee Ochs | ... | Bellhop | |
| Gailard Sartain | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Robert Gould | ... | Tavern Bartender | |
| Dirk Blocker | ... | Hiram Culver, Used-Car Salesman |
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Iceland:L | Australia:M | Finland:K-10 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Harry's car is a 1974 AMC Ambassador. Stella's car is a 1964 1/2 Plymouth Barracuda (which has the largest backlight ever fitted to an American-made car). moreQuotes:
Stella Wynkowski: Why do you think he has two families?Harry Dobbs: Most bigamists do.
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This is a love story in the format of a comedy. Or, more appropriately, a love quest story. Like the Detective saga it parodies, the characters are on a search for absolution. But in Rudolph's screwball world where, for instance, every car is at least 20 years old and carries the model name "classic", all of this light madness works toward one, central theme: love is almost impossible to find, but, oh, so much fun to search for.
All the characters that are in long-term relationships are either breaking up, cheating on each other, or completely self-deluded. The other characters are in perpetual seek mode, from Miss Dolan who flirts and swoons wherever her whimsical heart takes her, to Stella, who studies "The Love Manual" and bitterly says things like, "the one who is in love always waits. It's the lover's signature."
Ultimately, this makes for light, entertaining fare. There aren't many bellylaughs, but there is a continual glow and a delightful, endearing glee about the film. Director Rudolph's cinematic sense is so keen that everything seems larger than it is, and more meaningful.