Modern Romance

1981
R
1h 33m

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7.0/10

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Albert Brooks and Kathryn Harrold in Modern Romance (1981)

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Albert Brooks directs himself as a successful film editor with far too many issues that affects the relationship between him and his remarkably patient girlfriend.Albert Brooks directs himself as a successful film editor with far too many issues that affects the relationship between him and his remarkably patient girlfriend.Albert Brooks directs himself as a successful film editor with far too many issues that affects the relationship between him and his remarkably patient girlfriend.

Director
- Albert Brooks
Writers
- Albert Brooks
- Monica Mcgowan Johnson
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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

4.9K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Albert Brooks
Writers
- Albert Brooks
- Monica Mcgowan Johnson
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Because of the minimal amount of editing needed during post-production, writer-director Albert Brooks was able to deliver his final cut to the Columbia Pictures studio about two weeks earlier than expected. This facilitated the film's U.S. release date being brought forward about a couple of months from May 1981 back to March 1981.

Goofs
When Albert is high on Quaaludes, he puts on a record album and the disco hit "A Fifth of Beethoven" comes on. But watch the needle on the turntable--the arm visibly retracts and returns from the spindle while the music is playing.

Quotes
Robert Cole: [selecting a prop for the space film he's working on] How much would you say this weighs?
Head Mixer: I don't know. Maybe it doesn't weigh anything--did you ever think of that? Maybe it's on one of those planets that doesn't have any gravity.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Albert Brooks/Susan Sarandon (1981)

Soundtracks
You Are So Beautiful
Written by Dennis Wilson, Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher
Performed by Joe Cocker
Courtesy of A&M Records

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10/10

Albert Brooks' greatest film (and that's saying something)

MODERN ROMANCE is one of the great unsung film comedies. It's not for everyone, in that the comedy is possibly too close-to-the-bone for people who like their comedy nice and painless. But in the post-Seinfeld era, when Curb Your Enthusiasm is a cult favorite, it is looking more and more like Modern Romance was WAY ahead of its time.

Real Life, Lost In America, and Defending Your Life are all great, but for some reason this film stands out to me as Mr. Brooks' greatest cinematic effort. (Stanley Kubrick was a fan, too-- he was trying to make his own film about jealousy, which would end up being EYES WIDE SHUT two decades later.)

The real shame is that this film is the only Brooks effort never released on DVD. We can only hope that Criterion might rescue it from oblivion with a nice special edition (with commentary by Brooks!)