Storyline

A career-oriented math professor, Kate (Jill Clayburgh), begins a torrid affair with a married ex--New York Yankees baseball player, Ben (Michael Douglas), whom she meets at her father's wedding to Ben's mother. Kate isn't single herself. She too is in a long-term relationship to a real estate developer named Homer (Charles Grodin), who has always amicably given her the personal freedom she's professed to crave. But is that what she really wants?

Plot Keywords

mathematician, real estate developer, baseball player, boyfriend, lover, father, charming, emotional, witty, new york city, chicago, university, baseball field, love triangle, romantic dilemma, affair, freedom, baseball, love, pursuit, rivalry, 1970s

Short Review

This film should have been far, far better. It was directed by Claudia Weill, whose 1978 "Girlfriends" has stood the test of time as a moving exploration of female friendship and ambition. And the cast is superb, with none other than Jill Clayburgh, one of the greatest actresses of the late 20th century, in the lead role.So what goes wrong? A preposterous plot, dialogue that ranges from stilted to cretinous, and a grating, sappy theme song. Worth watching if you are a Jill Clayburgh fan or interested in what movie studio heads thought "feminism" meant back in 1980.

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Streaming Service

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2. Vudu : [SD - Buy: 13.99, Rent: 2.99]