Born Yesterday (1993)

Director:

Luis Mandoki

Writers (WGA):

Garson Kanin (play)
Douglas McGrath (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A businessman shows up in Washington to lobby agendas that are friendly to his construction plans. His...

Plot Keywords:

Teaching | Washington D.C. | Based On Play

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Melanie Griffith	...	Billie Dawn
John Goodman	...	Harry Brock
Don Johnson	...	Paul Verrall
Edward Herrmann	...	Ed Devery
Max Perlich	...	JJ
Michael Ensign	...	Phillipe
Benjamin C. Bradlee	...	Alex Duffee, Sect. of the Navy
Sally Quinn	...	Beatrice Duffee
William Frankfather	...	Sen. Kelley
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Sen. Hedges
Celeste Yarnall	...	Mrs. Hedges
Nora Dunn	...	Cynthia Schreiber, NPR Talk Show Host
Meg Wittner	...	Mrs. Kelley
William Forward	...	Sen. Duker
Mary Gordon Murray	...	Bindy Duker

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

Fred Dalton Thompson, who plays Senator Hedges, went on to be elected Senator from Tennessee the following year (1994).

Goofs:

Continuity: After playing Gin Rummy, she says that'll be $225.10. When he counts the money out of his pocket, he only counts out 3 bills. No combination of 3 bills could possibly equal $225. He does take the 10 cents out after that.

Quotes:

Billie: But I've been thinking a lot lately about something my dad used to say: "Without knowledge, you're less than everybody." And I don't want to be less. I mean, I don't want to be better than anybody neither and I don't want to go above myself. I just want- I want to not be less.
Paul: Well, I'm afraid it's too late for that... cause you're already more than most people.

Movie Connections:

References "Entertainment Tonight" (1981)

Soundtrack:

TEACH ME TONIGHT

Not that bad really

Despite the bad reviews this movie received, I didn't think it was that bad. Maybe it's just because it's a remake and it's a known fact that people just don't like remakes. I don't remember ever having encountered a remake that people liked more than the original. And nostalgia for the originals plays a huge part in this, trust me.

But I don't think they changed too much of the script, and it's the script which I really liked anyway. While for the other aspects, well, I guess I have to admit that most of the acting wasn't particularly good, the only character I really felt was played with sparkle was Melanie Griffith as Billie.

Anyway, it is worth a watch especially if you haven't seen the original version (same title, 1950) in which case you might be kinder on your comments. If you loved the original, don't like remakes, then be cautious!