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Falling in Love Again (1980)
Harry and Sue Lewis met in the 40s as teenagers living in the Bronx. He was an aspiring architect, she was the most beautiful girl in school, and both had a fondness for bran muffins. They fell in love, got married, moved to Los Angeles, and had two kids. While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple. Will they see in the Bronx what they expected? Will the good memories from their past help rekindle their fading love? Is it too late to dream?
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Harry and Sue Lewis met in the 40s as teenagers living in the Bronx. He was an aspiring architect, she was the most beautiful girl in school, and both had a fondness for bran muffins. They fell in love, got married, moved to Los Angeles, and had two kids. While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple. Will they see in the Bronx what they expected? Will the good memories from their past help rekindle their fading love? Is it too late to dream?
Rating:PG
Genre:Drama, Romance
Written By:Steven Paul, Susannah York, Ted Allan
In Theaters:11/21/1980
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Runtime:103 minutes
Studio:O.T.A. Productions
Cast
Steven Paul
Director
Elliott Gould
Harry Lewis (Present Day)
Susannah York
Sue Lewis (Present Day)
Kaye Ballard
Mrs. Lewis (1940's)
Stuart Paul
'Pompadoure' (Young Harry Lewis) (1940's)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Sue Wellington (1940's)
Robert Hackman
Mr. Lewis (1940's)
Herbert Rudley
Mr. Wellington (1940's)
Marian McCargo
Mrs. Wellington (1940's)
Steven Paul
Stan the Con (1940's)
Tallie Cochrane
Hooker (Present Day)
Patrick Wright
Pat the Cop (1940's)
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