No Small Affair
| No Small Affair | |
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 Movie poster | |
| Directed by | Jerry Schatzberg |
| Screenplay by | Craig Bolotin Terence Mulcahy |
| Story by | Craig Bolotin |
| Produced by | William Sackheim |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Edited by | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly Eve Newman Melvin Shapiro |
| Music by | Rupert Holmes |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8.5 million |
| Box office | $4,994,094 |
No Small Affair is a 1984 American comedy-drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Jon Cryer and Demi Moore. Cryer, Jennifer Tilly, Tim Robbins and Tate Donovan make their film debuts.
Story[]
The 16-year-old amateur photographer Charles (Jon Cryer) accidentally takes a photo of Laura (Demi Moore) and falls in love with her when he develops the picture. He finds out that she works as a singer in a bar but is about to lose her job. Although rejected at first by the 22-year-old, he attempts to boost her performing career by starting an ad campaign without her knowing — with unexpected results.
Cast[]
- Jon Cryer as Charles Cummings
- Demi Moore as Laura Victor
- George Wendt as Jake
- Peter Frechette as Leonard Cummings
- E.G. Daily as Susan
- Ann Wedgeworth as Joan Cummings
- Jeffrey Tambor as Ken
- Tim Robbins as Nelson
- Hamilton Camp as Gus Sosnowski
- Scott Getlin as Scott
- Judith Baldwin as Stephanie
- Jennifer Tilly as Mona
- Kene Holliday as Walt Cronin
- Thomas Adams as The Waiter
- Myles Berkowitz as John
- Tate Donovan as Bob
- Arthur Taxier as The Bouncer
Production[]
No Small Affair originally went into production in 1981, under director Martin Ritt, and planned to star Matthew Broderick and Sally Field in the lead roles.[1] Production was shut down two weeks in as Ritt suffered health problems. Mark Rydell was considered as a possible replacement for Ritt, but the production was scrapped. Producer William Sackheim remained committed to the project and screenwriters Michael Leeson and Terence Mulcahy were brought on to do rewrites (with Mulcahy getting credit on the screenplay with Craig Bolotin).
In 1984, the film was restarted with Director Jerry Schatzberg and the lead roles were re-cast with Jon Cryer and Ellen Barkin. After a rehearsal, Barkin was replaced by Demi Moore.[2][3]
Box office[]
No Small Affair grossed a little over $4.9 million against an $8.5 million budget, which made the film a box office failure.
Critical reception[]
No Small Affair received a mixed critical response. The film holds a 57% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Sally Field to play aspiring night club singer". Courier Post. Camden, New Jersey. April 12, 1981. p. 6F.
- ^ Miller, Gabriel (2000). The Films of Martin Ritt: Fanfare for the Common Man. ISBN 1578062764. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ Cryer, Jon (2015-04-07). So That Happened: A Memoir. Penguin Random House. ISBN 9780698180741. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "No Small Affair". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links[]
- No Small Affair at IMDb
- No Small Affair at AllMovie
- No Small Affair at Box Office Mojo
- No Small Affair at Rotten Tomatoes
- No Small Affair at the American Film Institute Catalog
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