Starting Over
Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life...one way, or the other.
1979 | 105m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Alan J. Pakula |
|---|---|
| Writer: | James L. Brooks, Dan Wakefield |
| Staring: |
| After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 05, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Alan J. Pakula |
| Writer: | James L. Brooks, Dan Wakefield |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | boston, massachusetts, blind date, thanksgiving, romcom, ex-wife |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $35,649,012
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Burt Reynolds | Phil Potter |
| Jill Clayburgh | Marilyn Holmburg |
| Candice Bergen | Jessica Potter |
| Charles Durning | Michael "Mickey" Potter |
| Frances Sternhagen | Marva Potter |
| Austin Pendleton | Paul |
| Mary Kay Place | Marie |
| MacIntyre Dixon | Dan Ryan |
| Jay O. Sanders | Larry |
| Charles Kimbrough | Salesman |
| Richard Whiting | Everett |
| Alfie Wise | Workshop Member |
| Wallace Shawn | Workshop Member |
| Sturgis Warner | John Morganson |
| Mary Catherine Wright | Student 1 |
| Daniel Stern | Student 2 |
| George Hirsch | Student 3 |
| Ian Martin | Doorman |
| Aerin Asher | Lord & Taylor Lady |
| Ben Pesner | Victor |
| Mort Marshall | Room Service Waiter |
| Gilmer McCormick | Stephanie |
| Helen Stenborg | Older Woman |
| Michael Kaufman | Clerk |
| Marvin Lichterman | Husband |
| Anne DeSalvo | Wife |
| Connie Fleming | Babysitter |
| Alison Stevens | Marie's Daughter |
| Michael McDermott | Marie's Son |
| Russell Horton | Man #2 |
| Harold Lamson | Mark |
| Michael Bellaran | Small Boy |
| Deborah Reagan | Young Woman - Young Couple |
| Kevin Bacon | Husband - Young Couple |
| Tara King | Checkout Girl |
| A.C. Weary | Athletic Father |
| Lisa Sloan | Mother of Kid |
| Gaby Glatzer | Kid |
| Thomas James Riselli | Key Maker |
| Harriet Rawlings | Bloomingdale's Couple |
| Simon McQueen | Bloomingdale's Couple |
| Stacy Holiday | Bloomingdale's Couple |
| Nadine Darling | Bloomingdale's Couple |
| Kitty Muldoon | Bloomingdale's Couple |
| John Murray | Bloomingdale's Couple |
| Eric Geier | Bloomingdale's Couple |
| Sol Schwade | Man in Market |
| Tony Romano | Boston Man |
| Matteo Cafiso | School Pupil (uncredited) |
| Laurie Gould | Piano Instructor (uncredited) |
| Jon Lonoff | Busboy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James L. Brooks | Writer |
| Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| Alan J. Pakula | Director |
| Juliet Taylor | Casting |
| Marion Rothman | Editor |
| John Boxer | Costume Design |
| Frank Bianco | Hairstylist |
| Robert Jiras | Makeup Artist |
| Alex Hapsas | Assistant Director |
| Walter Stocklin | Property Master |
| Vito L. Ilardi | Boom Operator |
| Richard Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| James Sabat | Sound Mixer |
| Greg Sheldon | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Trudy Clemens | Stunts |
| Ricki-Ellen Brooke | Second Assistant Camera |
| James Finnerty | Key Grip |
| Fred Schuler | Camera Operator |
| Marlayna Franklin | Assistant Editor |
| William C. Carruth | Music Editor |
| Dan Wakefield | Novel |
| George Jenkins | Production Design |
| Philip Smith | Set Decoration |
| Tom Ellingwood | Makeup Artist |
| Michael Molly | Assistant Art Director |
| Louis Cerborino | Sound Editor |
| Marc Laub | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Denine Rowan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Louis Sabat | Sound Recordist |
| Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Anthony Brook | First Assistant Camera |
| Russell Engels | Gaffer |
| Michael Ginsburg | Still Photographer |
| Sylvia Fay | Extras Casting |
| Scott Vickrey | Assistant Editor |
| Maggie James | Script Supervisor |
| Herb Gains | Second Assistant Director |
| Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alan J. Pakula | Producer |
| James L. Brooks | Producer |
| Isabel Halliburton | Associate Producer |
| Douglas Wick | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Burt Reynolds | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Barbara Harrison | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Diane Keaton | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 8 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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