Movie
Starting Over
Overview
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
Details
- Release date
- 1979-10-05
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Burt Reynolds as Phil Potter
- Jill Clayburgh as Marilyn Holmburg
- Candice Bergen as Jessica Potter
- Charles Durning as Michael "Mickey" Potter
- Frances Sternhagen as Marva Potter
- Austin Pendleton as Paul
- Mary Kay Place as Marie
- MacIntyre Dixon as Dan Ryan
- Jay O. Sanders as Larry
- Charles Kimbrough as Salesman
- Richard Whiting as Everett
- Alfie Wise as Workshop Member
Crew
- Alan J. Pakula - Director
- James L. Brooks - Screenplay
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