| Griffin & Phoenix | |
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| Directed by | Ed Stone |
| Produced by | Sidney Kimmel, Paul Brooks, Jason Blum |
| Written by | John Hill |
| Starring | Dermot Mulroney, Amanda Peet, Sarah Paulson, Blair Brown |
| Music by | Roger Neill |
| Cinematography | David M. Dunlap |
| Distributed by | Gold Circle Films |
| Release date(s) | 2006 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
Griffin & Phoenix is a 2006 romance film produced by Gold Circle Films, starring Dermot Mulroney and Amanda Peet. It was a remake of the 1976 television film Griffin and Phoenix: A Love Story, starring Peter Falk and Jill Clayburgh. Since 2007 the film remake has been shown periodically on the Lifetime Movie Network.
The film starts with Henry Griffin (Dermot Mulroney) learning from his oncologist that his cancer has spread and that he only has one year, two at most, left to live. This discovery starts him on a journey of self-reflection which includes starting a novel and taking a psychology class at New York University. In this class, he meets Sarah Phoenix (Amanda Peet). Although Phoenix sends Griffin the occasional mixed signals, the two team up for a whirlwind of adventurous and almost childlike activities: sneaking into movie theaters, drinking coffee until sunrise, hopping railroad cars, and more. The two fall for one another, and their relationship deepens when Phoenix reveals that she is also suffering from a terminal disease. Together, they strive to make the most of their last days alive.