Starting Over
In Theaters
October 5, 1979
Runtime: 1h 45m
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
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Cast & Crew
Burt Reynolds
Phil Potter
Jill Clayburgh
Marilyn Holmburg
Candice Bergen
Jessica Potter
Charles Durning
Michael "Mickey" Potter
Frances Sternhagen
Marva Potter
Austin Pendleton
Paul
Mary Kay Place
Marie
MacIntyre Dixon
Dan Ryan
Jay O. Sanders
Larry
Charles Kimbrough
Salesman
- RW
Richard Whiting
Everett
Alfie Wise
Workshop Member
Wallace Shawn
Workshop Member
- SW
Sturgis Warner
John Morganson
- MW
Mary Catherine Wright
Student 1
Daniel Stern
Student 2
- GH
George Hirsch
Student 3
- IM
Ian Martin
Doorman
Alan J. Pakula
Director
James L. Brooks
Screenplay
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