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Directed by | Phil Alden Robinson |
Produced by | Gary Adelson Karen Mack |
Written by | Screenplay: Phil Alden Robinson Story: Bob Kosberg David Simon Phil Alden Robinson |
Starring | Patrick Dempsey Talia Balsam Beverly D'Angelo |
Music by | Ralph Burns |
Cinematography | John Lindley |
Editing by | Patrick Kennedy |
Studio | King's Road Entertainment Lorimar Motion Pictures |
Release date(s) | September 16, 1987 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
In the Mood is a 1987 film directed by Phil Alden Robinson. It is set in the 1940s and stars Patrick Dempsey and Beverly D'Angelo.
Based on the true story of Ellsworth Clewer "Sonny" Wisecarver Jr., called the Woo Woo Kid, who became infamous in 1944 for having affairs with older women. His behavior sparked public scandal, primarily because of his age; at age 14 he ran off with a mother of two ... only to do it again a year later. It was the latter incident that sparked his notoriety; Eleanor Deveny, the woman he fled with the second time, was arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor...[1][2]
In the Mood is currently considered 60% fresh on Rottentomatoes.com.[3] Noted film critics Siskel and Ebert gave In the Mood "Two Thumbs Up" on their At the Movies TV show.
Comedian Doug Benson worked on the film as Patrick Dempsey's stand-in.[4]
Beginning April 20, 2010, In The Mood is available to purchase through Warner Bros. Warner Archive website as a burn-on-demand DVD-R. This was the first commercial DVD release of In the Mood.
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