Synopsis
A successful playwright employs a new female writing partner, and it's love on first sight, but it happens to be the day he gets married. They both suppress their feelings for each other in order to form a successful writing partnership.
Scores
Overall Score
28.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.1%
Review Aggregate
41.3
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 29% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, pacing issues. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
romanticfunnypacing issuesthin plotlightheartedcharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Moore | 1983 | $652,000 | $2,054,000 | (est) |
| Mary Steenburgen | 1983 | $401,000 | $1,264,000 | (est) |
| Frances Sternhagen | 1983 | $302,000 | $952,000 | (est) |
| Janet Eilber | 1983 | $247,000 | $778,000 | (est) |
| Robyn Douglass | 1983 | $211,000 | $666,000 | (est) |
| Ron Leibman | 1983 | $186,000 | $586,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes1,083
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1983 | $6,857,733 | $21,599,105 |
| International | 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1983 | $6,857,733 | $21,599,105 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1983 | $3,428,866 | $10,799,552 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1983 | $3,459,000 | $10,894,461 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1983 | $2,391,000 | $7,530,690 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1983 | $1,645,856 | $5,183,785 |
| Total Revenues | 1983 | $10,924,722 | $34,408,488 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1983 | $10,000,000 | $31,495,984 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1983 | $2,197,000 (est) | $6,919,668 (est) |
| Participations | 1983 | $218,000 | $686,612 |
| Residuals ? | 1983 | $503,000 | $1,584,248 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1983 | $2,000,000 | $6,299,197 |
| Total Expenses | 1983 | $14,918,000 | $46,985,709 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1983 | $-3,993,278 | $-12,577,221 |
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