Irreconcilable Differences

1984
15
1h 53m

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Drew Barrymore, Shelley Long, and Ryan O'Neal in Irreconcilable Differences (1984)

A precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.A precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.A precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.

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5.8/10

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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Trivia
Loosely based on the marriage and divorce of director Peter Bogdanovich and producer Polly Platt.

Goofs
Casey argues with Lucy that she is 9 years old, when Lucy says that she is 8. Although the movie is trying to show how the parents neglect to remember her birthday, given that her date of birth is December 11, 1975, the Casey character would still be 8 at the time the movie was released.

Quotes
Casey Brodsky: Mother, you and Dad for a long time did not recognize my rights as a human being. You both treated me like chattel. You cannot do with me as you please anymore. We have irreconcilable differences.

Alternate versions
NBC edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Farrah Fawcett/Ryan O'Neal/Pete Fountain (1984)

Soundtracks
You and Me (We Wanted It All)
Written by Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen
Performed by Frank Sinatra
Unichappell Music, Inc., Begonia Melodies, Inc., Irving Music, Inc., Woodnough Music, Inc.
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
Published by Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
[Played over the closing credits]

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9/10

Underrated

I didn't know anything about this movie before watching it, except that Drew Barrymore divorces her parents. I think that could be why I found the movie so surprising. But the movie has so many elements that make it one of the strongest films of its type. It's completely engrossing, showing realistically how a marriage can go from highs to lows and that each party can be responsible. It also shows how selfish parents can be and how without realising it they can screw with a child (drew). After watching this film I came to IMDB to see if shelley long or ryan o'neal had won oscars for their performances and if the film won best picture, but apparently it was shunned and not many people have seen it....at least there's cable. It looked like a lot of effort went into making the movie, so it's a shame it's been overlooked.