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Chapter Two

Year:

1980

Duration:

124 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

5.9

Director:

Robert Moore

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1980-08-30

Cast

Actor

Character

Isabel Cooley

James Caan

George Schneider

Marsha Mason

Jennie MacLaine

Joseph Bologna

Leo Schneider

Valerie Harper

Faye Medwick

Alan Fudge

Lee Michaels

Judy Farrell

Gwen Michaels

Debra Mooney

Marilyn

Imogene Bliss

Elderly Lady in Bookstore

Barry Michlin

Maitre d'

Ray Young

Gary

Greg Zadikov

Waiter

Paul Singh

Waiter (as Dr. Paul Singh)

Sumant

Waiter

Cheryl Bianchi

Electric Girl

George Rondo

Martin

Elizabeth Farley

Actress

Sunday Brennab

Tina

Cari Jones

Girl at Dinner Dance

Danny Gellis

Bucky

Henry Sutton

Judge

E.D. Miller

Umpire

Marie Reynolds

Barbara

Scott Crawford

Cabbie (uncredited)

Tom Spurgeon

Extra (uncredited)

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Trivia

Neil Simon wrote the play of "Chapter Two" with actor Judd Hirsch in mind for the lead role of George Schneider. Hirsch withdrew from a TV pilot in order to play the part for the play's Broadway debut season. Hirsch did not get portray him in this film though as the part went to James Caan.

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First of two movies that actors Valerie Harper and Joseph Bologna both starred in. The second would be Stanley Donen's Blame It on Rio (1984) about five years later.

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The "Chapter Two" film and source play is a semi-autobiographical work by Neil Simon as it is based on the writer's life. Actress Marsha Mason is essentially playing herself because Simon based the story on their marriage.

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Quotes

Jennie MacLaine: I am wonderful, I'm nuts about me, and if you're stupid enough to throw someone sensational like me aside, you don't deserve as good as you've got.

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George Schneider: Is it Jugens or Yurgens?

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