The read
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do. Most of the 997 1980s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Jason is in need of a collaborator to give him inspiration. Phoebe is a small-town English teacher with an urge to write. On the day Jason is being married, Jason and Phoebe meet and form a partnership.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes29%
Audiences rate it 24 points higher than critics do.
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur HillerDirector
- Bernard SladeScreenplay
- Marvin HamlischOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dudley MooreJason Carmichael
- Mary SteenburgenPhoebe Craddock
- Frances SternhagenBlanche Dailey
- Janet EilberAllison St. James
- Robyn DouglassKate Mallory
- Ron LeibmanLeo Jessup
- Rozsika HalmosMaid
- Alexander LockwoodMinister
- Erica HillerYoung Woman
- Sean Patrick GuérinTimmy (6)
- Dick WieandTV Reporter
- Brass AdamsBartender
Stills
Movies like Romantic Comedy
Themes
new york citywriter