A rascally man nearing retirement juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.
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Paul Newman
Sully Sullivan
Bruce Willis
Carl Roebuck
Melanie Griffith
Toby Roebuck
Jessica Tandy
Beryl Peoples
Dylan Walsh
Peter Sullivan
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Rub Squeers
Gene Saks
Wirf Wirfley
Josef Sommer
Clive Peoples Jr.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Officer Raymer
Philip Bosco
Judge Flatt
Director
Robert Benton
Screenplay
Robert Benton
Tagline
"In a town where nothing ever happens... everything is about to happen to Sully."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$20,000,000
Revenue
$39,491,975
Production
Capella International, Cinehaus, Paramount Pictures
Peter McGinn
August 12, 2020
This is one of those classic films I would never put on a ten-best movie list, but I do include it in my ten favorite comedy movie list. (Favoritisms, not Best.) I read the book it is based on, written by Richard Russo. I thought the first half of the book was great, with witty dialogue, some of which is in the movie. But the second half of the book dragged for me. Not so with the movie. They didn...
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