No Small Affair

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Plot

This run-of-the-mill teen romantic comedy's main attraction is 22-year-old Demi Moore as Laura Victor, an aspiring rock singer. The slightly younger Jon Cryer is Charles Cummings, a dedicated photographer who meets Laura, falls in love, and decides that a dedication to furthering her career might further his own amorous designs. Charles is essentially a loser when it comes to women -- and just about anything else except photography. One day Charles captures Laura on film along a San Francisco seashore and is shocked but excited to run into her later while at a North Beach nightclub where she is a performer. Unable to just let her go, he finally convinces her to pose for him, and as a result of that session he comes up with one good photo which he then puts on nearly 200 San Francisco cabs -- using up all his savings in the process. The result consists of offers that have nothing to do with singing -- until one exception occurs. Another new face in the crowd in this conventional movie is Jennifer Tilly (younger sister of Meg Tilly and Oscar-nominated for her role in Bullets Over Broadway), working in her first film. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Cast

Ann Wedgeworth - Joan Cummings; Judith Baldwin - Stephanie; Hamilton Camp - Gus Sosnowski; Tate Donovan - Bob; Rick Ducommun - Groom; Scott Getlin - Scott; Kene Holliday - Walt Cronin; Joe Lerer - French Teacher; Steve Monarque - Larry; Morgan Upton - News Vendor; Joan Valderrama - Biker's Girl; Michael David Wright - Jim; Rupert Holmes - Band Leader at Wedding; Tim Robbins - Nelson; Louis Geneva - Cabbie; Ashley Woodman Hall - Band Leader at Jake's; Arthur Taxier - Bouncer; Michael Vaughn - Nelson's Friend; Jack R. Clinton - Bartender; Jan Dunn - Lady with Dog; Katherine Lyons - Wedding Cocktail Waitress; Shermaine Michaels - Bride; George Pentecost - Minister; Sally Schaub - Museum Employee

Credit

Frank Richwood - Art Director, Jo Ynocencio - Costume Designer, Chuck Myers - First Assistant Director, Jerry Schatzberg - Director, Priscilla Nedd - Editor, Eve Newman - Editor, Melvin Shapiro - Editor, George Justin - Executive Producer, Rupert Holmes - Composer (Music Score), Rupert Holmes - Songwriter, Robert F. Boyle - Production Designer, John A. Alonzo - Cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond - Cinematographer, William Sackheim - Producer, Monroe Sachson - Producer, Craig Edgar - Set Designer, Arthur Jeph Parker - Set Designer, Mark Poll - Set Designer, George Justin - Unit Production Manager, Charles Bolt - Screen Story, Craig Bolotin - Screenwriter, Michael Leeson - Screenwriter, Charles Bolt - Screenwriter, Terence Mulcahy - Screenwriter, James Seidelman - Additional Editing

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No Small Affair

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Directed by Jerry Schatzberg
Produced by William Sackheim
Written by Craig Bolotin
Starring Jon Cryer
Demi Moore
George Wendt
Peter Frechette
E.G. Daily
Ann Wedgeworth
Jeffrey Tambor
Tim Robbins
Hamilton Camp
Scott Getlin
Judith Baldwin
Jennifer Tilly
Kene Holliday
Thomas Adams
Myles Berkowitz
Music by Rupert Holmes
Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond
Editing by Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
Eve Newman
Melvin Shapiro
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) November 9, 1984
Running time 102 min
Country  United States
Language English
Budget $8.5 million
Box office $4,994,094

No Small Affair is a 1984 comedy-drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg. It features the acting debuts of Jon Cryer and Jennifer Tilly.

Story

The 16 years old amateur photographer Charles accidentally takes a photo of Laura—and falls in love with her, when he develops the picture. He finds out that she works as singer in a bar, but is about to be thrown out. Although rejected at first by the 22-year-old, he wants to help her and starts an ad campaign behind her back... with unexpected results.

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