Getting It Right (1989)
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67% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
61% of users liked it
(250 ratings)
Based on Elizabeth Jane Howard's novel, Getting It Right this charming comedy follows the story of Gavin Lamb (Jesse Birdsall), a 31 year-old virgin who is terrified with women and still lives with his parents. Nevertheless, he becomes the subject of desire for a variety of women, including a… More Based on Elizabeth Jane Howard's novel, Getting It Right this charming comedy follows the story of Gavin Lamb (Jesse Birdsall), a 31 year-old virgin who is terrified with women and still lives with his parents. Nevertheless, he becomes the subject of desire for a variety of women, including a single mother (Jane Horrocks), a wealthy pregnant girl (Helen Bonham Carter) and a middle-aged socialite (Lynn Redgrave). Gavin eventually finds love with one of the three women in this engaging, low-key romantic comedy. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Directed By
- Randal Kleiser
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- May 5, 1989 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Never had I thought like cutting up a video tape
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Cast
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Jesse Birdsall
as Gavin Lamb
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Helena Bonham Carter
as Minerva Munday
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Peter Cook
as Mr. Adrian
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Lynn Redgrave
as Joan
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Jane Horrocks
as Jenny
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John Gielgud
as Sir Gordon Munday
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Richard Huw
as Harry
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Pat Heywood
as Mrs. Lamb
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Judy Parfitt
as Stella Munday
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Bryan Pringle
as Mr. Lamb
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Cyril Conway
as Manservant
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Aimee Delamain
as Mrs. Arbuthnot
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Kevin Drinkwater
as Winthrop
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June C. Ellis
as Mrs. Wagstaffe
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Shirley Ann Field
as Anne
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Irene Marot
as Sheila
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Ben Miles
as Spiro
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Nan Munro
as Lady Blackwater
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Ian Redford
as Bill
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Richard Strange
as Sheila's Friend
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Elizabeth Jane Howard
as Woman at Party
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Richard Macdonald
as Man at Opera
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Noriko Aida
as Maid
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Janet Amsden
as Mrs. Blake
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John Cashmore
as Opera Singer
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Cut Double
as Rock Band
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Rupert Holliday Evans
as Peter
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Lula Ioannou
as Salon Junior
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Sarah Morgan
as Salon Junior
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Anne-Marie Owens
as Opera Singer
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Pauline Quirke
as Muriel Sutton
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Vivian Tierney
as Opera Singer
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Joey Andrews
as Luke
