A Simple Twist of Fate

"A twist of fate brought them something wonderful... Each other!"

1994 1h 46m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 133

FamilyComedyDrama

Synopsis

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When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collectible gold coins. Living in the same town is an affluent family with two sons: John and Tanny. Tanny's a wild boy, whom John cannot control, and one night he breaks into McCann's house, and steals the gold and disappears, which nearly confirms McCann's distrust of mankind. But then, a mysterious young woman dies in the snow outside McCann's house, and her small daughter makes her way to McCann's house and into McCann's life and heart.

“A twist of fate brought them something wonderful... Each other!”

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Cast

Steve Martin
Michael McCann
Gabriel Byrne
John Newland
Laura Linney
Nancy Lambert Newland
Catherine O'Hara
April Simon
Alana Austin
Mathilda McCann - Age 10
Stephen Baldwin
Tanny Newland
Byron Jennings
Keating
Michael Des Barres
Bryce

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Writers: Steve Martin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, shot by Andrew Dunn. 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 Cliff Eidelman. 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 Humphrey Dixon 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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Steve Martin and Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney carry the top of the cast.

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AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "A twist of fate brought them something wonderful... Each other!".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Gillies MacKinnon directs. Andrew Dunn behind the camera. Cliff Eidelman scores. Humphrey Dixon cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, shot by Andrew Dunn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Cliff Eidelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Humphrey Dixon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Steve Martin and Gabriel Byrne and Laura Linney carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A twist of fate brought them something wonderful... Each other!".
7IMDB entry: tt0111194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.