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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Only Thrill
"Sometimes your only chance for love comes once."
1997 1h 43m EN
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★5.0TMDB · 9
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A small-town store owner with a comatose wife shares a long-term relationship with his seamstress.
“Sometimes your only chance for love comes once.”
Cast
Diane Keaton
Carol Fritzsimmons
Sam Shepard
Reece McHenry
Diane Lane
Katherine Fritzsimmons
Robert Patrick
Colonel Tom Ryan McHenry
Tate Donovan
Eddie
Sharon Lawrence
Joleen Quillet
Stacey Travis
Lola Jennings
Brad Leland
Louis Quillet
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Peter Masterson
- Writers
- Larry Ketron
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Peter Masterson, shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. 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 Peter Rodgers Melnick. 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 Jeff Freeman 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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Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard and Diane Lane carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes your only chance for love comes once.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0119837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Peter Masterson directs. Don E. FauntLeRoy behind the camera. Peter Rodgers Melnick scores. Jeff Freeman cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Peter Masterson, shot by Don E. FauntLeRoy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Peter Rodgers Melnick. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Jeff Freeman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard and Diane Lane carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Sometimes your only chance for love comes once.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0119837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Don E. FauntLeRoy
- Original score
- Peter Rodgers Melnick
- Editing
- Jeff Freeman
- Production design
- John Frick
- Costume design
- Jean-Pierre Dorléac
- Makeup / hair
- Patty York
- Runtime
- 103 min · 1h 43m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Peter Masterson
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Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Prestige Productions
- LA
Laureate Productions
- MO
Moonstone Entertainment
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerErnst Etchie Stroh
- ProducerJames A. Holt
- Production DesignJohn Frick
- Theatre PlayLarry Ketron
- Line ProducerBrent Morris
- CastingEllie Kanner
- EditorJeff Freeman
- Set DecorationGabriella Villarreal
- Executive ProducerCarol Baum
- Executive ProducerErin Martin
- Executive ProducerPeter Masterson
- Costume DesignJean-Pierre Dorléac
- ProducerGabriel Grunfeld
- Makeup Department HeadPatty York
- Assistant Makeup ArtistCandi Duke
- ProducerYael Stroh
- Assistant HairstylistCatherine Conrad
- Unit Production ManagerGinger Sledge
- Key Hair StylistCandy L. Walken
- Makeup & HairKelcey Fry
- First Assistant DirectorThomas A. Irvine
- ThanksLewis Horwitz
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- widow
- based on play or musical
- unfaithfulness
- seamstress
- used clothing store
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1997-01-04R
