Starting Over
“Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life... One way, or the other.”
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
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Cast
50 people
Burt Reynolds
Phil Potter
Known for
Boogie Nights
The Longest Yard
Jill Clayburgh
Marilyn Holmburg
Known for
Love & Other Drugs
Bridesmaids
Candice Bergen
Jessica Potter
Known for
Gandhi
Miss Congeniality
Charles Durning
Michael "Mickey" Potter
Known for
Dog Day Afternoon
The Sting
Frances Sternhagen
Marva Potter
Known for
Misery
The Mist
Austin Pendleton
Paul
Known for
Finding Nemo
A Beautiful Mind
Mary Kay Place
Marie
Known for
Being John Malkovich
Sweet Home Alabama
MacIntyre Dixon
Dan Ryan
Known for
The Half of It
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Jay O. Sanders
Larry
Known for
Green Lantern
Sneaky Pete
Charles Kimbrough
Salesman
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Wedding Planner
Richard Whiting
Everett
Known for
Zelig
Ordinary People
Alfie Wise
Workshop Member
Known for
Smokey and the Bandit
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Alan J. Pakula Director · James L. Brooks Screenplay Dan Wakefield Author
Worldwide gross $36M · Budget $10M · United States release October 5, 1979
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$35,649,012
Gross vs. budget
3.6×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
James L. Brooks Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 5, 1979
Theatrical
Hungary
April 22, 1982 · Theatrical
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