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Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
Overview
Release Date:
28 September 1984 (USA) moreTagline:
They've Got Everything... including a 10 year old daughter who's suing them for divorce.Plot Outline:
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both. morePlot Synopsis:
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Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Adorable and charming (at first) moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)Ryan O'Neal | ... | Albert Brodsky | |
Shelley Long | ... | Lucy Van Patten Brodsky | |
Drew Barrymore | ... | Casey Brodsky | |
Sam Wanamaker | ... | David Kessler | |
Allen Garfield | ... | Phil Hanner | |
Sharon Stone | ... | Blake Chandler (aka Amanda) | |
Kim Marriner | ... | Reporter | |
Wendy Gordon | ... | Reporter | |
Ken Gale | ... | Reporter | |
Deborah Cody | ... | Reporter | |
Steven K. Miller | ... | Reporter | |
Annie Meyers-Shyer | ... | Little Girl in Crowd | |
Lauren Hartman | ... | Woman on the Street | |
David Paymer | ... | Alan Sluiser | |
Larry Marko | ... | Court Clerk |
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'Sharon Stone' 's character is modeled upon Cybill Shepherd, a former lover of Peter Bogdanovich. moreQuotes:
Lucy Van Patten Brodsky: That bimbo stole my husband! They drank their lover's wine in glasses I stood in line to buy! moreSoundtrack:
You And Me (We Wanted It All) moreFAQ
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The movie starts with a lawyer telling his client what it means to divorce. Then we find out his client is a precocious little girl.
In the courtroom, the girl's parents begin telling their story, which we see though flashbacks. Albert is hitchhiking across the country, and Lucy is taking her boyfriend's car to him, and refuses to stop but instead splashes mud all over Albert. Later Albert is freezing and wet and Lucy feels sorry for him ...
The movie is mostly a comedy as Albert and Lucy get to know each other and have a number of misadventures. But Albert, who has a new job as a film professor at UCLA, really wants to direct, and as he makes the contacts that will allow this to happen, he and Lucy see Hollywood life and hope that won't happen to them. Unfortunately ...
I liked the movie best when it was a lighthearted comedy. But something had to happen to make Casey want to 'divorce' her parents. Some of it was funny, and some hard to watch. Eventually, whenever the movie would take a dramatic turn, it would recover. And the ending was happy, in a way.
Shelley Long and Ryan O'Neal did a great job, and Long went through a number of character changes. Lucy started out adorable and perky but later became disillusioned and bitter. Then she became a confident ... witch (or something that rhymes, anyway).
Drew Barrymore was wonderful for a child. I saw a lot of good acting performances, and it would be hard to list them all. Sharon Stone was good as Blake Chandler, a bubblehead who for some odd reason became a star with Albert's help. Blake later showed more dimension to her character, displaying a warm side at one point and later a spoiled side as she expected star treatment. Another good performance came from the actress playing the housekeeper/nanny who apparently spent the most time with Casey. Not a lot of lines, but the character's professionalism and warmth came through.
It was a worthwhile movie.