Something Short of Paradise

Something Short of Paradise
Something Short of Paradise
	theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Helpern
Written by	Fred Barron
Produced by	Lester Burman; James C. Gutman
Starring	Susan Sarandon; David Steinberg
Cinematography	Walter Lassally
Edited by	Frank Bracht
Music by	Mark Snow
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release dates	September 14, 1979 (Toronto); October 5, 1979 (US);
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Something Short of Paradise is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by David Helpern from a screenplay by Fred Barron. It stars Susan Sarandon and David Steinberg.

Plot[]

Madeleine Ross (Susan Sarandon) is a journalist, and her boyfriend, Harris Sloane (David Steinberg), is the owner of an art theatre. Their relationship is on-again/off-again, and when Madeleine meets the French star Jean-Fidel Mileau (Jean-Pierre Aumont) it provokes changes in the way she and Harris feel about each other.

Cast[]

Susan Sarandon as Madeline Ross
David Steinberg as Harris Sloane
Jean-Pierre Aumont as Jean-Fidel Mileau
Marilyn Sokol as Ruthie Miller
Joe Grifasi as Barney Collins
Robert Hitt as Edgar Kent

Production[]

Something Short of Paradise was shot in New York City,^[1] and was advertised with the tagline "Love isn't blind... just a little nearsighted!"^[2]

Release[]

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 1979.^[3]

References[]

^ "Locations" at IMDB.com
^ "Taglines" at IMDB.com
^ Adilman, Sid (September 12, 1979). "Strong Opening For Toronto Festival". Variety. p. 7.

External links[]

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[1] "Locations" at IMDB.com

[2] "Taglines" at IMDB.com

[var-3] Adilman, Sid (September 12, 1979). "Strong Opening For Toronto Festival". Variety. p. 7.

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