Late For Dinner (1991)
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58% of critics liked it
(12 reviews) -
60% of users liked it
(616 ratings)
W.D. Richter directed this comedy-drama in the spirit of Back to the Future and Peggy Sue Got Married. The film opens in Santa Fe in 1962, where Willie (Brian Wimmer) and Joy Husband (Marcia Gay Harden) are a cute couple living in familial bliss with their five-year-old daughter. When evil… More W.D. Richter directed this comedy-drama in the spirit of Back to the Future and Peggy Sue Got Married. The film opens in Santa Fe in 1962, where Willie (Brian Wimmer) and Joy Husband (Marcia Gay Harden) are a cute couple living in familial bliss with their five-year-old daughter. When evil land-developer Bob Freeman (Peter Gallagher) tries to turn their bliss into blight, a gun goes off and Willie flees to Los Angeles with his dim-witted brother-in-law Frank (Peter Berg), convinced he has committed murder. They run into crazed scientist Dr. Chilblains (Bo Brundin), who cryogenically freezes the fugitives. Twenty-nine years later they are defrosted, and Willie, who has only aged a day, goes back to Santa Fe with Frank to seek out his wife and daughter, discovering they have aged and gone on with their lives without him. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- W. D. Richter, W.D. Richter
- Genres
- Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Sep 20, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
An awfully sweet little time-travel movie.
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Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Terrible premise, but wonderfully charming performances by Wimmer, Marcia Gay Harden, and Colleen Flynn.
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Cast
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Brian Wimmer
as Willie Husband
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Peter Berg
as Frank Lovegren
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Marcia Gay Harden
as Joy Husband
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Colleen Flynn
as Jessica Husband
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Kyle Secor
as Leland Shakes
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Michael Beach
as Dr. David Arrington
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Peter Gallagher
as Bob Freeman
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Ross Malinger
as Little Donald Freeman
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Steven Schwartz-Hartley
as Dwane Gardener
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John Prosky
as Officer Tom Bostich
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Bo Brundin
as Dr. Dan Chilblains
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Donald Hotton
as Dr. Chris Underwood
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Aimee Aro
as Amy
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Susan Bugg
as Lady with Fone in Dress
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Ron Byron
as Man-Kissing Couple
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Patricia Finn-Lee
as Susan
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Cassandra Rachel Friel
as Little Jessica Husband
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Steve Hornyak
as Man in Bathroom
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Robert Howe
as Man at Money Machine
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Tim Kelleher
as Man at Catering Truck
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Emily Kuroda
as Nurse Ruth
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Collett Lawson
as Woman-Kissing Couple
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Hudson B. Marquez
as Harry
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Tom Noga
as Crazy Man in Hospital
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Jeremy Roberts
as Truckdriver
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Maria Rubell
as Nurse Lilly
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Silent Bit Sam
as Waving Man
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David Shinney
as Antique Shopper
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Drew Snyder
as Albert
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Richard Steinmetz
as Donald Freeman
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Joe Paul Steuer
as Little Frank
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Deborah Swanson
as Antique Shopper
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Billy Vera
as Male Radio D.J.
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Janeane Garofalo
as Counter Girl
- Cassy Friel
- Luce Rains
