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"Steve and Walter used to have a preference for blondes. Then Steve was murdered... and came back as one. Will being a woman make him a better man?"

1991 1h 44m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 266

FantasyComedy

Synopsis

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Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.

“Steve and Walter used to have a preference for blondes. Then Steve was murdered... and came back as one. Will being a woman make him a better man?”

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Cast

Ellen Barkin
Amanda Brooks
Jimmy Smits
Walter Stone
JoBeth Williams
Margo Brofman
Lorraine Bracco
Sheila Faxton
Tony Roberts
Arnold Freidkin
Perry King
Steve Brooks
Bruce Payne
The Devil
Lysette Anthony
Liz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: Blake Edwards
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Blake Edwards, shot by Dick Bush. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Pergament shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits and JoBeth Williams carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Steve and Walter used to have a preference for blondes. Then Steve was murdered... and came back as one. Will being a woman make him a better man?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Blake Edwards directs. Dick Bush behind the camera. Henry Mancini scores. Robert Pergament cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Blake Edwards, shot by Dick Bush. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Henry Mancini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Robert Pergament shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ellen Barkin and Jimmy Smits and JoBeth Williams carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Steve and Walter used to have a preference for blondes. Then Steve was murdered... and came back as one. Will being a woman make him a better man?".
7IMDB entry: tt0103016 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "dying and death", "blackmail", "redemption", "reincarnation".