When a Man Loves a Woman (film)
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When a Man Loves a Woman | |
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Directed by | Luis Mandoki |
Produced by | Jon Avnet |
Written by | Ronald Bass, Al Franken |
Starring | Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
Release date(s) | April 29, 1994 (limited); 13 May 1994 (USA) |
Running time | 126 min. |
Language | English |
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When a Man Loves a Woman is a 1994 drama film written by Al Franken and Ronald Bass, starring Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Ellen Burstyn and Lauren Tom. The movie chronicles one woman's (Ryan) bout with alcoholism and her husband's (Garcia) efforts to help her.
The movie's title is taken by the song of the same name written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and made famous by Percy Sledge.
Tagline: Through the good times. Through the bad times. When a Man Loves a Woman it's for all times.
[edit] Trivia
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Lauren Tom plays a character named Amy in this film, and she later was the voice of Amy Wong on Futurama
Clips from this movie can be heard in a demo song by the Arkansas rock band Evanescence, titled: "Understanding", along with lines from another movie called Terror in the Haunted House.
For her performance in the film, Meg Ryan received a 1994 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role.
Kim Basinger, Helen Hunt, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman all turned down female lead.
[edit] Cast
- Andy Garcia as Michael Green
- Meg Ryan as Alice Green
- Ellen Burstyn as Emily
- Tina Majorino as Jessica Green
- Mae Whitman as Casey Green
- Lauren Tom as Amy
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Gary
- Eugene Roche as Walter
- Gail Strickland as Pam
- Steven Brill as Madras Tie Guy
- Susanna Thompson as Janet
- Erinn Canavan as Shannon
- LaTanya Richardson as Dr. Gina Mendez
- Bari K. Willerford as Malcolm
- James Jude Courtney as Earl
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