Romantic Comedy (1983)
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38% of users liked it
(1,579 ratings)
Phoebe (Mary Steenburgen) and Jason (Dudley Moore) are a pair of Broadway playwrights who are partners in their chosen profession, but in spite of a definite inclination, they remain unpartnered (for a long time) in any other way. Phoebe is an aspiring playwright from the Northwoods and Jason is… More Phoebe (Mary Steenburgen) and Jason (Dudley Moore) are a pair of Broadway playwrights who are partners in their chosen profession, but in spite of a definite inclination, they remain unpartnered (for a long time) in any other way. Phoebe is an aspiring playwright from the Northwoods and Jason is just getting married when the two meet for the first time and decide to collaborate. As their relationship produces first a failure and then a string of successes, their repartée remains sharp and witty -- and their unrequited interest in each other gathers energy over a nine-year period, until some resolution is finally in sight. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Hiller
- Written By
- Bernard Slade
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- In Theaters
- Oct 7, 1983 Limited
- Studio
- MGM/UA Entertainment Company
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide
It's ironic that such a generic title could still prove guilty of false advertising, as this one is neither romantic nor funny. Heck, it's hardly a movie.
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Cast
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Dudley Moore
as Jason
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Mary Steenburgen
as Phoebe
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Ron Leibman
as Leo
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Janet Eilber
as Allison
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Robyn Douglass
as Kate
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Frances Sternhagen
as Blanche
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Brass Adams
as Bartender
- Fran Bennett
- Carole Cook
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Rozsika Halmos
as Maid
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Erica Hiller
as Young Woman
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Alexander Lockwood
as Minister
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Santos Morales
as Bus Boy
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Steve Roberts
as Maitre d'
- Stanley Ralph Ross
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George Tyne
as Doctor
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Tom Kubiak
as Passerby
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Dick Wieand
as TV Reporter
- Carole Hemingway

