Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979)
Six recently divorced males gather 'round a restaurant table and talk about their past lives and their recently failed marriages while trying to piece their lives back together. This drama is somewhat interesting for presenting the topic of life after a divorce from a man's point of view. (And yes, Neil Sedaka sings the smash title song over the final credits - so don't change that dial!) Originally made for television, and broadcast on ABC in two parts - one on Wed., Sep. 5, 1979, and one on Friday, Sep. 7, 1979 -- this film was reissued on video about ten years later to capitalize on Billy Crystal's growing fame. When it arrived on home video, the picture received its first MPAA rating (R) and was edited down from its original running time of 150 minutes to 96 minutes. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Lou Antonio
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
Synopsis of Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Six recently divorced males gather 'round a restaurant table and talk about their past lives and their recently failed marriages while trying to piece their lives back together. This drama is somewhat interesting for presenting the topic of life after a divorce from a man's point of view. (And yes, Neil Sedaka sings the smash title song over the final credits - so don't change that dial!) Originally made for television, and broadcast on ABC in two parts - one on Wed., Sep. 5, 1979, and one on Friday, Sep. 7, 1979 -- this film was reissued on video about ten years later to capitalize on Billy Crystal's growing fame. When it arrived on home video, the picture received its first MPAA rating (R) and was edited down from its original running time of 150 minutes to 96 minutes. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
- Jim Antonio - Dr. Zowicki
- Lane Bradbury - Ruth Doyle
- Robert Ellenstein - Van Alden
- Bonnie Franklin - Gail Tobin
- George Gaynes - Wylie
- Leigh Hamilton - Gloria Freed
- Hanna Hertelendy - Violet
- Tony Musante - Sal Falcone
- Dee Dee Rescher - Ginger
- Trish Stewart - Leslie Toland
- Maxine Stuart - Gracie
- Jeff Conaway - Roy Fletcher
- Billy Crystal - Danny Doyle
- Kevin Brando - Bruce Freed
- Walt Davis - TV Director
- Robin T. Williams - Jennifer
- Colleen Kelly - Patti
- Marcy Hanson - Francie
- Jean Le Bouvier - Laura's Mother
- Scott Mellini - Wayne
- William Wheatley - Dr. Lehigh
- Ted Bessel - Pete McCann
- Lee Duncan - TV Film Editor
- Frances Fong - Nurse Grant
- Mel Gallagher - Maitre D'
- Elaine Giftos - Tina Scapa
- Bridget Hanley - Laura McCann
- Lola Mason - Lacey
- Jennifer Perito - Sally
- Fred Sadoff - Lou Hecksher
- David Ogden Stiers - Howard Freed
- Barrie Youngfellow - Jan Fletcher
- Robert Conrad - Frank Scapa
- Janice Karman - Beth
- Molly Cheek - Kate
- Walker Edmiston - Laura's Father
- Susan Sullivan - Diane Sealey
- Michael P. Alan - Danny Doyle Jr.
- Lisa Lambert - Coops McCann
- Angela Lee - Connie Freed
- Joey Nagy - Kevin Doyle
- Kimberly Woodward - Becky Fletcher
- Director(s):
- Lou Antonio
- Writer(s):
- James Henerson
- Producer(s):
- Jim Green, Allen S. Epstein
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children)
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