Finnegan Begin Again

• Director: Joan Micklin Silver
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• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Romantic Drama
• Themes: Golden Years, Infidelity, Age Disparity Romance
• Main Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Robert Preston, Sylvia Sidney
• Release Year: 1984
• Country: UK/US
• Run Time: 112 minutes
• MPAA Rating: PG

Plot

Written by Walter Lockwood and directed by Joan Micklin Silver, Finnegan Begin Again is a whimsical comedy drama about a late-blooming romance. Robert Preston plays a Mike Finnegan, 65-year-old newspaperman resigned to wasting his time on a lonely hearts column and caring for his ailing, unappreciative wife (Sylvia Sidney). Mary Tyler Moore portrays Liz DeHaan, a much-younger schoolteacher, recently widowed and mired in a go-nowhere relationship with a mortician (Sam Waterston). Liz comes to Mike for advice...and nature takes its course. Finnegan Begin Again premiered February 24, 1985, over the HBO cable service. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Avery Brooks - Dude on Bus; Jon de Vries - Dr. Binder; Judith Drake; Giancarlo Esposito - Intruder; Russell Horton - Mort; David Huddleston - Jack Archer; Ron McLarty - Leo the Bartender; Mary Tyler Moore - Liz DeHaan; Robert Preston - Mike Finnegan; Sylvia Sidney - Margaret Finnegan; Fred Strother - Elias Williams; Rick Warner - Charlie; Sam Waterston - Paul Broadbent; Bob Gunton - Christian Johnson; Peter Friedman - John Jewell

Credit

Jane Ruhm - Costume Designer, Joan Micklin Silver - Director, Michael Colina - Composer (Music Score), David Sanborn - Composer (Music Score), Waldemar Kalinowski - Production Designer, David Nichols - Production Designer, Robby Müller - Cinematographer

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