In the Mood

In the Mood (1987)

He Was More of a Man At 15, Than Most Men Are At 35!

When 15-year-old Sonny Wisecarver has an affair with his older neighbor Francine and then runs off to marry her, a stern judge has the union annulled. Then, when Sonny finds himself before the same judge after getting involved with another woman in her 20s, the publicity from this case makes him the object of affection for millions of young women

Date of release
1987-09-16
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
Phil Alden Robinson

Casting

Interesting facts

In the Mood is a 1987 American comedy film written and directed by Phil Alden Robinson. The film is based on the true story of Sonny Wisecarver. Set in the 1940s, the feature stars Patrick Dempsey, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Constantine, Betty Jinnette, Kathleen Freeman, and Peter Hobbs. The film opened on September 16, 1987 in New York City and on September 18, 1987 in Los Angeles, California and Toronto, Canada. When the movie expanded to 361 screens on October 16, 1987, it took in $315,000 in its first three days of wider release.

Production and background

In 1977, the Los Angeles Times ran a story titled “Whatever happened to Sonny Wisecarver”. Screenwriters Bob Kosberg and David Simon decided to write a screenplay about Wisecarver, who sold them the rights to his story for $500, plus seven percent of what they made selling the screenplay.

Seven years later in 1984, Los Angeles Magazine ran another “Whatever happened to Sonny Wisecarver” story and this time producers Karen Mack and Gary Adelson thought it would make a good movie. Adelson went to his father, Merv Adelson, a co-founder of Lorimar, eventually learning from his father that Lorimar already owned the rights to the story.

Principal photography began on August 25, 1986. The film was finished in October and had a $7 million budget. San Pedro and Long Beach, California were the principal locations for the film, with additional scenes filmed in Eagle Rock, Mt. Baldy, Echo Park, San Bernardino, Perris and Fillmore, California. People Magazine reported in 1987 that the real Sonny Wisecarver made about $14,000 selling the rights to his story.

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