When a Man Loves a Woman (film)
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| When a Man Loves a Woman | |
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| Directed by | Luis Mandoki |
| Produced by | Jon Avnet |
| Written by | Ronald Bass, Al Franken |
| Starring | Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Ellen Burstyn, Lauren Tom, Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 29, 1994 (limited); 13 May 1994 (USA) |
| Running time | 126 min. |
| Language | English |
When a Man Loves a Woman is a 1994 drama film written by Al Franken and Ronald Bass, starring Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Ellen Burstyn, Lauren Tom and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The movie chronicles one woman's (Ryan) alcoholism and her husband's (Garcia) efforts to help her. For her performance, Ryan received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role.[1] The movie's title is taken by the song of the same name written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and made famous by Percy Sledge.
Tagline: Through the good times. Through the bad times. When a Man Loves a Woman: it's for all times.
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[edit] Plot
The movie chronicles one woman's (Ryan) alcoholism and her husband's (Garcia) efforts to help her.
[edit] Cast
- Andy Garcia as Michael Green
- Meg Ryan as Alice Green
- Ellen Burstyn as Emily
- Tina Majorino as Jessica Green
- Mae Whitman as Casey Green
- Lauren Tom as Amy
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Gary
- Eugene Roche as Walter
- Gail Strickland as Pam
- Steven Brill as Madras Tie Guy
- Susanna Thompson as Janet
- Erinn Canavan as Shannon
- LaTanya Richardson as Dr. Gina Mendez
- Bari K. Willerford as Malcolm
- James Jude Courtney as Earl
[edit] Production notes
The role played by Garcia was originally intended to be played by Tom Hanks.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sagawards.org/1_award_nom SAG Website
