Sabrina (1995 film)

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Sabrina

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Produced by Sydney Pollack
Scott Rudin
Written by Barbara Benedek
David Rayfiel
Starring Harrison Ford
Julia Ormond
Greg Kinnear
Angie Dickinson
Richard Crenna
Nancy Marchand
Lauren Holly
Music by John Williams
Cinematography Giuseppe Rotunno
Editing by Fredric Steinkamp
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) December 15, 1995
Running time 127 min.
Country Flag of the United States
Language English
Budget $58 million
Gross revenue $53,458,319
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Sabrina is a 1995 comedy-drama-romance adapted by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, based on the 1954 screenplay, which in turn was based upon a play entitled Sabrina Fair.

It was directed by Sydney Pollack, and stars Harrison Ford as Linus Larrabee, Julia Ormond as Sabrina and Greg Kinnear (in his first feature film role) as David Larrabee. It also features Angie Dickinson, Richard Crenna, Nancy Marchand, Lauren Holly, John Wood, Dana Ivey and French actress Fanny Ardant.

In the 1995 version, the protagonist, Linus Larrabee, is described by Sabrina (quoting what she has heard from others) as "the world's only living heart donor. He thinks that morals are paintings on walls and scruples are money in Russia." Contrary to the original movie, in this picture Sabrina has an apprenticeship at Vogue magazine in Paris, not a culinary course as in the original film.

The music was composed by John Williams and includes a song performed by Sting.

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[edit] Critical reception

The film was one of Ford's few financial flops (domestic box-office result was US$53 million), primarily because it suffered from inevitable comparisons to the 1954 version with its high-voltage trio of stars, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. However, the majority of critics enjoyed the movie as seen from the fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 64%.

[edit] Awards and Nominations

  • Oscar 1996: Received two nominations, Best Soundtrack, Best Original Song (Moonlight)
  • Golden Globe 1996:Received three nominations, "Best Film - Comedy/Musical", "Best Actor -Comedy/Musical", "Best Original Song" (Moonlight)
  • Grammy 1997: Received a nominator for Best song composed for Film or TV series (Moonlight)
  • CFCA 1996 Greg Kinnear won the award for "Most Promising Actor"

[edit] Trivia


The incorrect movie is cited when Richard Crenna declares "May your first child be a masculine child." Angie Dickinson says it's from Serpico, when it's actually from The Godfather, both of which were also released by Paramount. In context, this is making it clear that Angie Dickinson's character is none too bright.
The home featured in the opening sequence is in Glen Cove, NY. When David tells Sabrina that he lives on Dosoris Lane, this is incorrect. The home is located on a small island, past the end of Dosoris Lane, off of Danas Highway, on a small, private road called Salutation Road.

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Films directed by Sydney Pollack

The Slender Thread (1965) • This Property Is Condemned (1966) • The Scalphunters (1968) • Castle Keep (1969) • They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) • Jeremiah Johnson (1972) • The Way We Were (1973) • The Yakuza (1975) • Three Days of the Condor (1975) • Bobby Deerfield (1977) • The Electric Horseman (1979) • Absence of Malice (1981) • Tootsie (1982) • Out of Africa (1985) • Havana (1990) • The Firm (1993) • Sabrina (1995) • Random Hearts (1999) • The Interpreter (2005) • Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)
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