Forget Paris

"A comedy about love...after marriage."

1995 1h 41m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 167

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches.

“A comedy about love...after marriage.”

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Cast

Billy Crystal
Mickey Gordon
Debra Winger
Ellen Andrews Gordon
Joe Mantegna
Andy
Cynthia Stevenson
Liz
Richard Masur
Craig
Julie Kavner
Lucy
John Spencer
Jack
Mary Ann Hermansen
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Billy Crystal
Writers: Babaloo Mandel, Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Billy Crystal, shot by Don Burgess. 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 Marc Shaiman. 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 Kent Beyda 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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Billy Crystal and Debra Winger and Joe Mantegna carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A comedy about love...after marriage.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0113097 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Billy Crystal directs. Don Burgess behind the camera. Marc Shaiman scores. Kent Beyda cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Billy Crystal, shot by Don Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marc Shaiman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kent Beyda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Billy Crystal and Debra Winger and Joe Mantegna carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A comedy about love...after marriage.".
8IMDB entry: tt0113097 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "paris, france", "crisis", "dallas, texas", "basketball".