Love Affair (1994)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Glenn Gordon Caron

Writers (WGA):

Mildred Cram (1939 story) and
Leo McCarey (1939 story) ...

Release Date:

21 October 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

Plot:

Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll...

Plot Keywords:

Ship | Married Couple | Box Office Flop | Remake | Airplane

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Warren Beatty	...	Mike Gambril
Annette Bening	...	Terry McKay
Katharine Hepburn	...	Ginny
Garry Shandling	...	Kip DeMay
Chloe Webb	...	Tina Wilson
Pierce Brosnan	...	Ken Allen
Kate Capshaw	...	Lynn Weaver
Paul Mazursky	...	Herb Stillman
Brenda Vaccaro	...	Nora Stillman
Glenn Shadix	...	Anthony Rotundo
Barry Miller	...	Robert Crosley
Harold Ramis	...	Sheldon Blumenthal
Linda Wallem	...	Lorraine
Meagen Fay	...	SSA Flight Attendant
Ray Girardin	...	Wally Tripp

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Spain:T | USA:PG-13 | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Mulholland Productions

Trivia:

This movie is the only time that Katharine Hepburn ever said the word "fuck" on-screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: The aircraft exterior is that of a newest Boeing 747-400, however the interior shots show a spiral staircase only used on the older 747-100 and 200 models.

Quotes:

Ginny: The trick in life isn't getting what you want, my dear, it's wanting it after you get it.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Critic: Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice (#2.2)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand's Doing

Great ending redeems sluggish first half.

This version of Love Affair (made for the third time) is a film that suffers from a sluggish first half while trying to achieve its goal of having its main characters fall in love. To aide this goal, the characters played by Warren Beatty and Annette Bening take an excursion to a remote Pacific Ocean island to visit the Katharine Hepburn character, a plot point too transparent and contrived to truly be effective. Still, the film manages to redeem itself in the third act with subtle yet powerful drama. The acting is fine, particularly Annette Bening but both she and Warren Beatty shine in the final, heart-wrenching scene.