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Born Yesterday

1993, Movie, PG, 100 mins

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This new adaptation of Garson Kanin's mildly political stage comedy is moderately agreeable in its few good scenes. The rest of the time it suffers from an odd listlessness that stops it from taking off, much less posing a threat to George Cukor's smooth, sharp 1950 film starring Judy Holliday. Harry Brock (John Goodman) is a gruff self-made real estate millionaire who lands in Washington D.C. to call in markers from senators to whom he contributed. A proposed defense bas... read more leave a comment
Year: 1993
Rated PG

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Cast
Melanie Griffith: Billie Dawn
John Goodman: Harry Brock
Don Johnson: Paul Verrall
Edward Herrmann: Ed Devery
Max Perlich: J.J.
Michael Ensign: Philipe

 

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