Love Affair (1994 film)
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| Directed by | Glenn Gordon Caron[1] |
| Produced by | Warren Beatty |
| Written by | Mildred Cram Leo McCarey Delmer Daves Donald Ogden Stewart Robert Towne Warren Beatty |
| Starring | Warren Beatty Annette Bening Katharine Hepburn Pierce Brosnan Garry Shandling Chloe Webb Kate Capshaw |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Conrad L. Hall |
| Editing by | Robert C. Jones |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 21, 1994 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60,000,000[2] |
| Box office | $18,272,894[2] |
Love Affair is a 1994 romantic drama film made by Mulholland Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and produced by Warren Beatty from a screenplay by Robert Towne and Beatty, based on the 1939 screenplay by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart, based on the story by Mildred Cram and Leo McCarey. The music score was by Ennio Morricone and the cinematography by Conrad L. Hall.
The film stars Beatty, Annette Bening and Katharine Hepburn in her last film role, with Garry Shandling, Chloe Webb, Pierce Brosnan, Kate Capshaw, Paul Mazursky and Brenda Vaccaro.
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[edit] Plot
After meeting on a flight to Sydney, ex-football star Mike Gambril and singer Terry McKay, each of whom is engaged to be married to someone else. During the trip the plane has to make an emergency landing and all the passengers have to wait until a piece of equipment is delivered so the plane can be fixed. Mike and Terry visit his elderly aunt Ginny (Katharine Hepburn) and during that time they both see each other with new eyes and fall in love. When they reach New York City they agree to reunite at the top of the Empire State Building in three months' time, although it is "not the tallest building" in the world anymore, they cannot miss it.
On the day of their rendezvous, Terry, in her haste to reach the Empire State Building, is struck down by a car while crossing a street. Gravely injured, she is rushed to the hospital. Meanwhile Mike, waiting for her at the observation deck at the top of the building, is unaware of the accident and, after many hours, finally concedes at midnight that she will not arrive, believing that she has rejected him.
After the accident Terry, now unable to walk, refuses to contact Mike, wanting to conceal her disability. Instead, she finds work as a music teacher. Six months after the accident, she sees Mike with his former fiancée at the ballet, which she herself is attending with her former boyfriend. Mike does not notice her condition because she is seated and only says hello as he passes her.
Mike finally learns Terry's address and, on Christmas Eve, makes a surprise visit to her. Although he steers the conversation to make her explain her actions, Terry merely dodges the subject, never leaving the couch on which she sits. As he is leaving Mike mentions a painting that he had done of her which had that afternoon been given away to a woman who liked it. He is about to say that the woman was in a wheelchair when he pauses suddenly, realizing the position Terry is in. He walks into her bedroom and sees his painting hanging on the wall. His expression changes. He now knows why she did not keep their appointment. The film ends with the two in a tight embrace, realizing the truth.
[edit] Background and production
The film is a remake of the 1939 film Love Affair with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne and of the 1957 film An Affair to Remember with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, both directed by Leo McCarey.
Love Affair was Hepburn's first big-screen appearance in nearly 10 years[3] (although she had made several TV movies in this time) and marked her last appearance in cinemas. It includes the only time that she ever said the word "fuck" on-screen. Beatty personally lobbied 86 year old Hepburn to appear in the film. He rented a house for her in Los Angeles and had her referred to a special dermatologist, but she did not give a definitive answer until the day of filming. Luise Rainer was also considered for the role.[4]
Filming took place in New York City, Los Angeles and on the islands of Tahiti and Moorea in French Polynesia.
[edit] Reception
The remake was neither a critical nor a commercial success at the box office. It grossed a dismal $18 million domestically over a budget of $60 million[2] and holds a 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was nominated for one Razzie Award, Worst Remake or Sequel.[5]
[edit] Cast
- Warren Beatty ... Mike Gambril
- Annette Bening ... Terry McKay
- Katharine Hepburn ... Ginny
- Garry Shandling ... Kip DeMay
- Chloe Webb ... Tina Wilson
- Pierce Brosnan ... Ken Allen
- Kate Capshaw ... Lynn Weaver
- Harold Ramis ... Sheldon Blumenthal
- Ray Charles ... Himself
[edit] References
- ^ "Whose Labor of Love Is 'Love Affair'? : Movies: Glenn Gordon Caron is the director, but Warren Beatty got the final cut. Hollywood gossips are asking who really did the directing.". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-10/entertainment/ca-48716_1_love-affair. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ a b c "Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=loveaffair.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ See Hepburn's filmography.
- ^ "IMDb trivia". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110391/trivia. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ "IMDb awards". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110391/awards. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
[edit] External links
- Love Affair at the Internet Movie Database
- Love Affair at AllRovi
- Love Affair at Rotten Tomatoes
- "Soundtrack". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110391/soundtrack.
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