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Starting Over is an American film comedy first released in 1979,
directed by Alan J. Pakula.
The film is based on a novel by Dan Wakefield and stars Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning Potter and Frances Sternhagen.
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Credits
- Director: Alan J. Pakula
- Script: James L. Brooks, Dan Wakefield (novel)
- Photo: Sven Nykvist
- Music: Marvin Hamlisch
- Cast: Burt Reynolds (Phil Potter), Jill Clayburgh (Marilyn Holmberg), Candice Bergen (Jessica Potter), Charles Durning (Michael (Mickey) Potter), Frances Sternhagen (Marva Potter), Austin Pendleton (Paul), Mary Kay Place (Marie), MacIntyre Dixon (Dan Ryan), Jay O. Sanders (Larry), Charles Kimbrough (Salesman), Richard Whiting (Everett), Alfie Wise (Workshop Member), Wallace Shawn (Workshop Member), Sturgis Warner (John Morganson), Mary Catherine Wright (Student 1), Daniel Stern (Student 2), George Hirsch (Student 3), Ian Martin (Doorman), Aerin Asher (Lord Taylor Lady), Ben Pesner (Victor), Mort Marshall (Room Service Waiter), Gilmer McCormick (Stephanie), Helen Stenborg (Older Woman), Michael Kaufman (Clerk), Marvin Lichterman (Husband), Anne De Salvo (Wife), Connie Fleming (Babysitter), Alison Stevens (Marie’s Daughter), Michael McDermott (Marie’s Son), Russell Horton (Man #2), Harold Lamson (Mark), Michael Belleran (Small Boy), Deborah Reagan (Young Woman (Young Couple)), Kevin Bacon (Husband (Young Couple)), Tara King (Checkout Girl), A.C. Weary (Athletic Father), Lisa Sloan (Mother of Kid), Gaby Glatzer (Kid), Thomas James Riselli (Key Maker), Harriet Rawlings (Bloomingdale’s Crowd), Simon McQueen (Bloomingdale’s Crowd), Stacy Holiday (Bloomingdale’s Crowd), Nadine Darling (Bloomingdale’s Crowd), Kitty Muldoon (Bloomingdale’s Couple), John Murray (Bloomingdale’s Couple), Eric Geier (Bloomingdale’s Couple), Sol Schwade (Man in Market), Tony Romano (Boston Man), Matteo Cafiso (Pupil at School), Laurie Gould (Piano instructor)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 105 min
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