It's My Turn (film)

It's My Turn
It's My Turn
	Movie Poster
Directed by	Claudia Weill
Written by	Eleanor Bergstein
Produced by	Martin Elfand; Jay Presson Allen;
Starring	Jill Clayburgh; Michael Douglas; Charles Grodin;
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Edited by	Byron 'Buzz' Brandt; James Coblentz; Marjorie Fowler; David Bretherton;
Music by	Patrick Williams
Production; company	Rastar
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	October 24, 1980;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$11 million

It's My Turn is a 1980 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, and Charles Grodin.

The film was directed by Claudia Weill and written by Eleanor Bergstein.

Plot[]

Kate Gunzinger is a mathematics professor at a Chicago university. She lives with divorcé Homer, in a comfortable but not terribly passionate relationship.

Kate travels to New York for a job interview and to attend the wedding of her widowed father. She is offered the job, though it does not look promising, as she will not be able to continue doing research. She meets the bride's son, Ben Lewin, a former professional baseball player.

Ben is married, but a relationship develops with Kate. He takes her to Yankee Stadium for an old-timers' day ceremony, and eventually, they have an affair. When they part, Kate goes back to Chicago and breaks up with Homer. She returns to work, where she is greeted with a gift sent by Ben.

Cast[]

Jill Clayburgh as Kate Gunzinger
Michael Douglas as Ben Lewin
Charles Grodin as Homer
Beverly Garland as Emma
Steven Hill as Jacob
Teresa Baxter as Maryanne
Joan Copeland as Rita
Charles Kimbrough as Jerome
Roger Robinson as Flicker
Jennifer Salt as Maisie
Daniel Stern as Cooperman
Dianne Wiest as Gail (credited as Diane Wiest)

Production[]

The film's title track, "It's My Turn", played during the final credits, was sung by Diana Ross, with music by Michael Masser and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager.

Critical reception[]

Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 stars out of 4:

It's My Turn is one of those movies where you can almost keep a mental list of the important topics as they're ticked off in the dialogue. The people in this movie don't seem to be having conversations; they seem to be marching through current feminist issues.^[2]

The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay for Eleanor Bergstein.^[3]

Trivia[]

It is the favourite film of Andrew Lobb, founder of the Lobb number.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "It's My Turn (1980) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
^ "It's My Turn :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. 1980-10-28. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
^ Wilson, John (2005). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-69334-0.

External links[]

[1] "It's My Turn (1980) - Financial Information". The Numbers.

[2] "It's My Turn :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. 1980-10-28. Retrieved 2012-01-23.

[3] Wilson, John (2005). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 0-446-69334-0.

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