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Nothing in Common

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Time Out says

Hanks plays David Basner, slick creative director of an advertising agency. Trying to land a lucrative account, he negotiates with the irascible client while unwittingly falling into bed with his daughter. Meanwhile, David's grouchy father (Gleason) announces that David's mother (Saint) has left him after 33 years of marriage. As the familial crisis becomes increasingly intrusive, it not only affects David's work but forces him to reassess his relationship with his parents. This curiously broken-backed film begins as a hilarious satire on high-power advertising, but ends as a Terms of Endearment-style weepie about inter-generational conflicts. Thanks to Hanks and a razor-sharp script, the early scenes make the most of the frenetic, cutthroat action. When the film slips into a more serious vein, however, it simply treads water while threatening to drown in its own tears.
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Release Details

  • Duration:119 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Garry Marshall
  • Screenwriter:Rick Podell, Michael Preminger
  • Cast:
    • Tom Hanks
    • Jackie Gleason
    • Eva Marie Saint
    • Hector Elizondo
    • Barry Corbin
    • Bess Armstrong
    • Sela Ward
    • Cindy Harrell
    • John Kapelos
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