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quipped, "No film of Mr. Mazursky's is without its occasional sentimental excess, and this one even has its silly side; certainly Mr. Mazursky, who wrote the film with Leon
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837:November 6,
767:The Numbers
663:I Love L.A.
502:Roger Ebert
485:CinemaScore
282:Jean Renoir
264:comedy film
219:103 minutes
90:Produced by
48:Directed by
1382:1986 films
1376:Categories
1327:The Pickle
944:Metacritic
721:References
615:Soundtrack
563:Soundtrack
477:Metacritic
450:Box office
439:as herself
437:Toni Grant
433:as Dorothy
421:as Tom Tom
374:Nick Nolte
286:Nick Nolte
248:Box office
203:1986-01-31
155:Production
105:Nick Nolte
773:March 20,
445:Reception
406:as Carmen
157:companies
134:Edited by
1343:Winchell
1335:Faithful
1103:AllMovie
1062:AllMusic
1035:Archived
809:June 10,
601:Recorded
586:Released
578: by
559:by Fox.
467:website
349:anorexic
321:R rating
232:Language
144:Music by
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1279:Tempest
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224:Country
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1362:(2006)
1359:Yippee
1354:(2003)
1346:(1998)
1338:(1996)
1330:(1993)
1322:(1991)
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1298:(1986)
1290:(1984)
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1250:(1974)
1242:(1973)
1234:(1970)
1226:(1969)
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959:"Home"
621:Length
292:, and
240:Budget
610:Genre
415:as Al
1086:IMDb
1043:2018
1001:2023
970:2022
905:2010
839:2021
811:2012
775:2020
748:2024
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604:1986
593:1986
589:1986
367:Cast
331:Plot
325:MPAA
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