Neil Simon Chapter Two the Slightest Offer of Happieness and Still Know I Love You
| Chapter Two | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Moore |
| Written past | Neil Simon |
| Based on | Chapter Two 1978 play by Neil Simon |
| Produced by | Ray Stark |
| Starring | James Caan Marsha Mason Valerie Harper Joseph Bologna |
| Cinematography | David M. Walsh |
| Edited past | Michael A. Stevenson |
| Music past | Marvin Hamlisch |
| Production | Rastar |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date |
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| Running fourth dimension | 124 min. |
| State | United States |
| Language | English language |
| Box role | $30,000,000[1] |
Chapter Two is a 1979 American Metrocolor romantic one-act-drama film directed past Robert Moore, produced past Ray Stark, and based on Neil Simon'southward 1977 Broadway play of the same proper name. It has a 124-minute running time.
Plot [edit]
George Schneider is an writer living in New York City whose hours are occupied by his work, softball games in the park and visits from his married brother Leo, a press agent who has been trying to introduce widower George to eligible women. George's emotions are still raw from the death of his wife, and he continues to be reminded of her.
George is given the telephone number of a Jennie MacLaine, an actress Leo recently met through his friend Faye Medwick, and dials it accidentally while intending to telephone call someone else. After an awkward exchange, he repeatedly phones Jennie to explain why he called, even though she makes information technology clear that she, besides, has no interest in a bullheaded date. George's persistence results in her accepting his proposal of a "five-minute" date, face-to-confront. If that doesn't go well, he promises to go out her alone.
They meet at her apartment and immediately hit it off. Jennie is recently divorced from a professional football player. George explains how Leo has set him up on a number of disastrous dates, so he at present finds himself pleasantly surprised to be with someone like her. George asks her for a traditional date, she accepts and their whirlwind romance begins.
Leo is pleased and so is Faye, whose own marriage is on the rocks. To their astonishment, George and Jennie decide to become married after knowing each other only a brief time. Leo feels his brother is going much besides fast. Faye asks to use Jennie'due south apartment while the couple is abroad on their honeymoon.
An idyllic trip to the Caribbean follows and George and Jennie are very happy, at least until another tourist who recognizes him extends condolences about George's deceased married woman. He immediately sinks into a low that continues through their return to New York. At his home, Jennie's attempts to cheer up George are met with curt responses and insults. She returns to her own apartment to discover that Faye is having an affair at that place with Leo.
The marriage appears to be over almost as quickly equally it began. George comes to his senses only in time, realizing how much he loves Jennie and how he doesn't want to lose her.
Cast [edit]
- James Caan as George Schneider
- Marsha Stonemason equally Jennie MacLaine
- Joseph Bologna as Leo Schneider
- Valerie Harper as Faye Medwick
- Alan Fudge as Lee Michaels
- Judy Farrell as Gwen Michaels
- Debra Mooney as Marilyn
- Isabel Cooley as Customs Officer
- Imogene Bliss every bit Elderly Lady in Bookstore
- Barry Michlin as Maitre d'
- Ray Young as Gary
- Greg Zadikov every bit Waiter
- Paul Singh equally Waiter (as Dr. Paul Singh)
- Sumant as Waiter
- Cheryl Bianchi as Electric Girl
Production [edit]
An adaptation of a semi-autobiographical play by director-dramatist Neil Simon, the story conveys the coping and coupling of George, a recently widowed writer (played by James Caan), who is introduced by his press agent brother to Jennie, a just-divorced actress. Both are uncertain of whether to start dating so soon and George has recurring memories of his deceased married woman. Jennie is portrayed by Simon'south then-wife Marsha Stonemason, the inspiration for the character.[2] Caan said he made the film to earn some money while preparing to direct the 1980 motion-picture show Hide in Plain Sight.[3]
The movie was the quaternary collaboration between Simon, producer Stark and Columbia Pictures after Murder By Death (1976), The Inexpensive Detective (1978) and California Suite (1978).[4] The moving picture started production July 23, 1979.[4]
Reception [edit]
Box part performance [edit]
The film was a financial hit. It grossed $30 million at the domestic box office,[i] making it the 27th highest-grossing film of 1979.[5]
Critical reception [edit]
Chapter 2 received mixed reviews from critics. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film 2 stars out of iv, writing "Chapter Two is called a comedy, maybe because that'south what we await from Neil Simon. Information technology'south non, although it has that comic subplot. It's a middlebrow, painfully earnest, overwritten exercise in pop sociology. I'1000 not exactly happy describing Neil Simon'due south semi-real-life in those terms, merely then those are the terms in which he'southward chosen to present it. My notion is that Simon would have been wiser to imagine himself writing about some other couple, and writing for some other actress than his own married woman; that way maybe he wouldn't take felt it then necessary to let both sides have the concluding word".[vi] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave ii.5 stars out of four and wrote, "Information technology'south sugariness, traditional, very rubber, and riddled only with about xxx of Simon'southward dial-line jokes that may be OK on stage merely are deadly mannered on film."[vii] Janet Maslin of The New York Times described the love thing as "a whirlwind courting with a gentle, lazy step, which is one of many reasons why the movie version feels self-contradictory, or at least incomplete. Fortunately, Miss Stonemason gives a vibrant, appealing performance that minimizes the motion-picture show'due south troubles and encourages the audience to sit dorsum and enjoy the scenery."[8] Variety stated: "'Chapter 2' represents Neil Simon at his big-screen all-time. Ray Stark'south film version of Simon's successful and loosely autobiographical play is tender, compassionate and gently humorous all at once."[9] Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times called it "Simon's nigh successful transference so far of play into film", with a functioning by Bricklayer that was "simply remarkable."[10] Writing in The New Yorker, Roger Angell observed that "James Caan, who is required to stare miserably out of a lot of dissimilar windows, seems ill at ease when delivering barrack and/or moody musings. The only moments of existent irony or involvement are some tough, direct exchanges betwixt Leo and Faye in the center of their brief, miserable, inevitable affair."[11]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a l% rating, based on reviews from eight critics, with an average rating of 5.iii/10.[12]
James Caan afterward called the film a "nothing. Although I do like working with Marsha. I needed the work. I had been working on Hide in Plain Sight for ii years. I didn't have whatsoever coin."[13]
Awards [edit]
In popular culture [edit]
A portion of the 1979 film was featured in the plot of "The Letter", a Flavor 3 episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld.[14] In the episode, Jerry'due south artistic ex-girlfriend sends him a thoughtful alphabetic character trying to go him back. Later seeing a broadcast of Affiliate Ii on Goggle box, Jerry realizes she copied the alphabetic character from the film word-for-give-and-take. In a deleted scene included with the DVD release of the episode, Jerry retaliates by breaking upwards with her using dialogue copied word-for-word from Plaza Suite, another Neil Simon motion-picture show.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Affiliate Two, Box Office Information". The Numbers . Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Passafiume, Andrea. "Affiliate Two". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved Apr 22, 2014.
- ^ Mann, Roderick (November 2, 1980). "MOVIES: FILM DIRECTING: FOR CAAN, IT'S NOT A FESTIVAL". Los Angeles Times. p. q31.
- ^ a b "New York Sound Rails". Multifariousness. June 13, 1979. p. 26.
- ^ "Top Grossing Films of 1979". Listal.com.
- ^ "Chapter Two Movie Review, Roger Ebert". Chicago Sun-Times. January ane, 1980. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ Siskel, Gene (February 7, 1980). "Neil Simon's 'Chapter Two': Information technology'southward autobiographical—but it'due south not peculiarly novel". Chicago Tribune. Department two, p. 2.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (December 14, 1979). "Screen: Widower's Tale In Simon'southward 'Chapter Two'". The New York Times. C14.
- ^ "Film Reviews: Affiliate Two". Diversity. December 12, 1979. 22.
- ^ Champlin, Charles (December 9, 1979). "'Affiliate Two': Neil Simon Lifts Embargo On Himself". Los Angeles Times. Agenda, p. 1, 48.
- ^ Angell, Roger (December 24, 1979). "The Current Cinema". The New Yorker. 82.
- ^ "Chapter Two, Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Siskel, Factor. (May 11, 1980). "Movies: James Caan: Frustrated star talks tough near his career Tough talk from a frustrated star". Chicago Tribune. p. d2.
- ^ Movie Connections for Seinfeld, The Letter. IMDb. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
External links [edit]
- Affiliate Two at IMDb
- Affiliate Two at AllMovie
- Chapter Two at the TCM Motion-picture show Database
- Affiliate 2 at the American Moving-picture show Establish Catalog
- Chapter Ii at Rotten Tomatoes
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapter_Two_(film)
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