Same Time, Next Year (1978)
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Based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play of the same name, this film is about George, a married New Jersey accountant (Alan Alda), and Doris, a housewife (Ellen Burstyn). The two accidentally meet in a Californian country inn in 1951. They have an affair, which they continue for the next 25 years, meeting only once a year for a weekend getaway at the same hotel. Through their long-running love affair, the audience witnesses the changes within America and its lifestyles over the course of a quarter of a century. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ellen Burstyn, Alan Alda, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Mulligan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Same Time, Next Year
Based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play of the same name, this film is about George, a married New Jersey accountant (Alan Alda), and Doris, a housewife (Ellen Burstyn). The two accidentally meet in a Californian country inn in 1951. They have an affair, which they continue for the next 25 years, meeting only once a year for a weekend getaway at the same hotel. Through their long-running love affair, the audience witnesses the changes within America and its lifestyles over the course of a quarter of a century. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast of Same Time, Next Year
- Ellen Burstyn - Doris
- Ivan Bonar - Chalmers
- Bernie Kuby - Waiter
- William Cantrell - Pilot #2
- Alan Alda - George
- David Northcutt - Pilot #1
- Cosmo Sardo - Second Waiter
- Director(s):
- Robert Mulligan
- Writer(s):
- Bernard Slade
- Producer(s):
- Morton Gottlieb, Robert Mulligan, Walter Mirisch
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Profanity, Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Humor)
- Categories:
- Romance
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