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5.4/10
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While driving on a remote highway, a man is torn between choosing to reunite with his estranged wife or taking up with his lover.While driving on a remote highway, a man is torn between choosing to reunite with his estranged wife or taking up with his lover.While driving on a remote highway, a man is torn between choosing to reunite with his estranged wife or taking up with his lover.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Jennifer Morrison
- Meaghan Eastman
- (as a different name)
Keegan MacIntosh
- Van Driver's Son
- (as Keegan Macintosh)
A.C. Peterson
- Semi-Driver
- (as Alan C. Peterson)
David Hurtubise
- Step Magazine
- (as Dave Hurtubise)
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Did you know
- TriviaSharon Stone rang director Mark Rydell repeatedly, begging for a part in the film. Rydell automatically assumed that she was after the part of the mistress, and was quite surprised when Stone revealed that she wanted to play the frigid wife.
- GoofsThe letter Vincent wrote to Olivia in his car is in different handwriting than the one shown later near the end of the film.
- Quotes
Vincent Eastman: [while on payphone] ... I'm crazy about you. I've always been crazy about you. I'm always gonna be crazy about you. Oh by the way, this is Vincent. Vincent Eastman.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Memo to the Academy - 1994 (1994)
- SoundtracksSonata in G Minor - First Movement
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)
Performed by Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf and David Geringas
Courtesy of Philips Classics
By Arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets
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First Gere
Richard Gere stars in this American-made remake of the 1970 film Les Choses de la vie of French Director Claude Sautet based on the novel by Paul Guimard. This time around Mark Rydell, who enjoyed success with On Golden Pond, Cinderella Liberty, The Rose and The Reivers among others is the director. Sharone Stone, Lolita Davidavich and Martin Landau round out the cast but this is clearly a Richard Gere film. Although I'm generally not a fan of Gere he is excellent in this. This does have the feel of a European film and although I've never seen the original I would like to. I'd likely find it better as a whole. This is a good drama and although not a big movie it has a good look to it. I would give this a 7.0 on a scale of 10 for it's likable story and performance by Richard Gere,
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- Mar 1, 2006
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- Also known as
- The Things of Life
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,355,893
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,818,502
- Jan 23, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $21,355,893
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