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Nothing In Common (1986)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Bess Armstrong
Barry Corbin
Hector Elizondo
Jackie Gleason
Tom Hanks
Cindy Harrell
John Kapelos
Carol Messing
Eva Marie Saint
Sela Ward
Movie Details
Genre Comedy
Director Garry Marshall
Producer Alexandra Rose
Writer Rick Podell; Michael Preminger
Studio Columbia TriStar
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 118 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Tom Hanks wanted to prove his dramatic talent in the mid-1980s, and Nothing in Common gave him a ripe opportunity. Playing an emotionally immature Chicago advertising executive, Hanks offers a prototype of his later, better role in Big--the joking man-child with seemingly limitless reserves of energetic humor, perfectly suited to director Garry Marshall's trademark blend of featherweight comedy and sentiment. The movie wanders aimlessly before settling into its dramatic groove, involving Hanks caring for his aging, diabetic father (Jackie Gleason, well cast in his final screen role) after his mother (Eva Marie Saint) files for divorce and strikes out on her own. Like Marshall's Pretty Woman, the movie hits several grace notes and finds unexpected depth in its characters and their need for loving connections. Meanwhile, there's cheesy nostalgia in the '80s trappings, including songs by Carly Simon and Christopher Cross, and Once and Again TV star Sela Ward in an early supporting role. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 473
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Fullscreen (4:3, Pan & Scan)
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 043396077485
Chapters 28
Release Date 2/19/2002
Subtitles Chinese; English; French; Portuguese; Spanish; Thai
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Menus
Scene Selections