Sweet Liberty (1986)
Michael Burgess wrote a book about the American Revolution. Now, Hollywood's come to his town to make a movie of it -- Plunging him into a summer of madness.
Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hollywood has bought the film rights to. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.
Casting
- Alan Alda — Michael Burgess
- Michael Caine — Elliott James
- Michelle Pfeiffer — Faith Healy
- Bob Hoskins — Stanley Gould
- Lise Hilboldt — Gretchen Carlsen
- Lillian Gish — Cecelia Burgess
- Saul Rubinek — Bo Hodges
- Lois Chiles — Leslie
- Linda Thorson — Grace James
- Leo Burmester — Hank
- Dann Florek — Jesse
- John C. McGinley — Floyd
Interesting facts
Sweet Liberty is a 1986 American comedy film written and directed by Alan Alda, and starring Alda in the lead role, alongside Michael Caine and Michelle Pfeiffer, with support from Bob Hoskins, Lois Chiles, Lise Hilboldt, Lillian Gish, Larry Shue and Saul Rubinek.
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