Falling in Love Again (1980 film)

Falling in Love Again
Directed bySteven Paul
Written bySteven Paul
Ted Allan
Susannah York
Produced bySteven Paul
StarringElliott Gould
Susannah York
CinematographyDick Bush
Michael Mileham
Wolfgang Suschitzky
Music byMichel Legrand
Distributed byThe International Picture Show Company
Release date
  • November 21, 1980 (1980-11-21)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Falling in Love Again is a 1980 American romantic comedy film directed by Steven Paul and starring Elliott Gould and Susannah York.[1]

The film also features Michelle Pfeiffer in an early role, playing a younger version of Susannah York's character.

Plot

Harry Lewis grew up in the Bronx, New York with grand ambitions. He married the most beautiful girl in school, Sue, and planned to become an architect.

Years later, Harry and Sue, unhappy now and nostalgic for their past, are living in Los Angeles and running a garment business. An invitation to their high school reunion persuades them to return to their roots, and their lives together are recalled in flashback on the cross-country drive to New York.

Cast

Reception

The film was a box-office failure. The New York Times' Vincent Canby in his review of Nov. 21, 1980, gave it an entirely negative appraisal, deriding its "witless screenplay."

Elliott Gould later recalled "“It was a very large score, it was overmusical. It was beautiful. Michel Legrand composed it. I thought there was too much of it. It was the first picture of a very, very young director [then 21 year-old Steven Paul, who also co-wrote]. It was alright.”[2]

References

  1. ^ "Falling in Love Again (1980) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. ^ Weisberg, Sam (August 21, 2013). "Elliott Gould Discusses His Lesser-Known Films, Part 2: The 1980s". Hidden Films.