Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Writers:

Jorge Amado (novel)
Bruno Barreto (writer)

Release Date:

22 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Marriage | Remake | Love | Widow

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Sally Field	...	Kay Villano
James Caan	...	Jolly Villano
Jeff Bridges	...	Rupert Baines
Paul Dooley	...	Hugh Kendall
Claire Trevor	...	Charlotte Banning
Mildred Natwick	...	Mrs. Reilly
Dorothy Fielding	...	Emily
William Prince	...	Reverend Hollis
Maryedith Burrell	...	Mrs. Newman
Alan Haufrect	...	Mr. Newman
Stephen Elliott	...	Edgar
Michael Ensign	...	Billy
Edith Fields	...	Waitress
Lee Weaver	...	Mr. King
Gene Castle	...	Guest

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG

Company:

Boardwalk Productions

Quotes:

Kay Villano: Everything goes. Everything goes. Except that chair!
Charlotte Banning: Kay, that ratty old chair? Don't be silly. Why would you want to keep THAT chair?
Kay Villano: DON'T TOUCH THAT CHAIR. My fiancé... was born in it.
Charlotte Banning: Rupert was born in a chair?
Kay Villano: Yes, it's the most lovely story. His mother was just sitting there, knitting, listening to the radio - and out popped my fiancé.
Jolly Villano: Darling, only you can see me. They can't see me.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (1976)

Soundtrack:

But It's A Nice Dream

A Cute Romantic Comedy

I think I may have been one of the few people who saw this film in the theaters, but I really enjoyed KISS ME GOODBYE, a lighthearted comedy about a widow (Sally Field)preparing to remarry, who, days before her wedding, is visited by the ghost of her deceased first husband (James Caan), who was a Broadway director and choreographer. The story goes to all the familiar places that you would expect it to, but it is played with such an exuberant energy that you can't help but start to care for these people. Field and Caan are in top form and Jeff Bridges is at his adorably nerdy best as Field's new fiancée (a precursor to his performance in THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES). There's also a brief, but memorable turn by the late Claire Trevor as Field's mother. A charming romantic fantasy that will grow on you upon repeated viewings.