Scent of a Woman
“Frank Slade has a plan. It includes a weekend of fast cars, the tango, high living and a loaded forty five. And Charlie is coming along for the ride.”
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
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Cast
47 people
Al Pacino
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Scarface
Chris O'Donnell
Charlie Simms
Known for
Batman & Robin
NCIS: Los Angeles
James Rebhorn
Mr. Trask
Known for
The Game
Real Steel
Gabrielle Anwar
Donna
Known for
Burn Notice
Once Upon a Time
Philip Seymour Hoffman
George Willis, Jr.
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Richard Venture
W.R. Slade
Known for
The Thorn Birds
Street Hawk
Bradley Whitford
Randy
Known for
The Handmaid's Tale
Get Out
Ron Eldard
Officer Gore
Known for
Ghost Ship
Super 8
Rochelle Oliver
Gretchen
Also in
Law & Order
Hollywood Ending
Margaret Eginton
Gail
Also in
Six Degrees of Separation
Tom Riis Farrell
Garry
Known for
Sleepless in Seattle
The Stepford Wives
Nicholas Sadler
Harry Havemeyer
Known for
Twister
Disclosure
Martin Brest Director · Bo Goldman Screenplay Giovanni Arpino Author
Worldwide gross $134M · Budget $31M · United States release December 23, 1992
Box office
Budget
$31,000,000
Worldwide gross
$134,100,000
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
City Light Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 23, 1992
Theatrical
United States · July 28, 1993
Physical · VHS
United States
September 4, 1993 · Physical · LaserDisc
February 1, 1994 · TV · STARZ!
April 28, 1998 · Physical · DVD
June 5, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 27, 2025 · Physical · Shout Selects 4K Ultra HD
Argentina
February 18, 1993 · Theatrical
Australia
March 11, 1993 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 5, 1993 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 18, 1993 · Theatrical
France
March 24, 1993 · Theatrical
February 22, 2000 · Physical · DVD
September 1, 2010 · Physical · Blu-Ray
April 28, 2012 · Digital · VOD
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
March 4, 1993 · Theatrical
Greece
March 24, 1993 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 12, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
February 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 4, 1993 · Theatrical
February 4, 2003 · TV · V8
Norway
March 18, 1993 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 5, 1993 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 20, 1993 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 12, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 11, 1993 · Theatrical
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