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Scripted by James L. Brooks from Dan Wakefield's novel, Alan J. Pakula's romantic comedy follows the tribulations of a freshly divorced man as he looks for love with a wary single woman. Phil Potter (Burt Reynolds sans mustache) can't quite believe it when his aspiring songbird wife Jessica (Candice ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1979 | Running Time: 106 minutes
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DVD
$2.99STARTING OVER (1979) / (WS SUB)
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DVD
$8.99STARTING OVER (1979) / (WS SUB DOL)
Scripted by James L. Brooks, after a sparkling career in 1970s TV with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Taxi, Alan J. Pakula's Starting Over (1979) took on contemporary issues of divorce and courtship through the tribulations of a freshly divorced man looking for love with a wary single woman. Starting Over's ruefully comic realization that the rising divorce rate did not mean fun and games for all the new bachelors was also proof that top '70s star Burt Reynolds could be more than just a good ol' ...more
- Burt Reynolds - Phil Potter
- Jill Clayburgh - Marilyn Holmberg
- Candice Bergen - Jessica Potter
- Charles Durning - Michael "Mickey" Potter
- Frances Sternhagen - Marva Potter
- Kevin Bacon - Husband (Young Couple)
- Charles Kimbrough - Salesman
- Marvin Lichterman - Husband
- Ian Martin - Doorman
- Gilmer McCormick - Stephanie
- Sol Schwade - Man in Market
- Tony Romano - Boston Man
- Mary Kay Place - Marie
- Mary Catherine Wright
- Alan J. Pakula - Director
- Doug Wick - Producer
- Alan J. Pakula - Producer
- James L. Brooks - Producer
- James L. Brooks - Screenwriter
- Dan Wakefield - Book Author
- John Boxer - Costume Designer
- Alex Hapsas - First Assistant Director
- Marion Rothman - Editor
- Marvin Hamlisch - Composer (Music Score)
- Marvin Hamlisch - Songwriter
- Carole Bayer Sager - Songwriter
- Fred Schuler - Camera Operator
- George Jenkins - Production Designer
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