Alan Alda, Bob Hoskins, Dann Florek

The life of history professor Michael Burgess (Alan Alda, who also directed) gets upended when a film crew invades his small Southeastern town to turn his scholarly bestseller about the American Revol...( read more  read more... )ution into a silver-screen saga of lust, duplicity and intrigue. But historical accuracy gets lost in the translation as the laughs mount in this lighthearted comedy. Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer and the legendary Lillian Gish costar.

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PG, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Alan Alda

Release Date: May 14, 1986

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DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004

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  • March 16, 2008
    what a cute movie with a young Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Caine, Alan Alda, and Lillian Gish.

    This movie was written, directed and starring Alan Alda whom did a good job. Alda is a writer who's book is being turned into a movie with Caine and Pfeiffer. This movie shows what a...( read more) Hollywood crew can do to a little town while filming...it is too crazy.
  • April 27, 2007
    A small town is taken over by a Hollywood production of a Civil War book written by Alan Alda's character. Michael Caine is a scene stealer as the actor chosen to play the lead in this film. Craziness ensues and so do the laughs. It's also hilarious how they change the factual...( read more) script in order to attract the younger audiences.

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