Men Don't Leave

Men Don't Leave (1990)

A comedy about the drama of life.

A widowed mother and her two sons move to Baltimore and struggle to adjust to urban life, encountering numerous eccentric characters along the way.

Date of release
1990-02-02
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (34)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Paul Brickman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Baltimore

Men Don't Leave is a 1990 American comedy-drama film starring Jessica Lange as a housewife who, after the death of her husband, moves with her two sons to Baltimore. Chris O'Donnell, Arliss Howard, Joan Cusack, Charlie Korsmo and Kathy Bates also co-star in this film. The film, directed by Paul Brickman and co-written with Barbara Benedek, is a remake of the 1981 French film La Vie Continue. The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman. Warner Home Video released the film on DVD for the first time on September 15, 2009, as part of the "Warner Archive Collection".

Production

The film was shot in Baltimore. Electrician Patrick Dungan died during the production after a portable rain-making machine, he and another man were pushing, hit an overhead electric wire and he was electrocuted. The other man let go before it hit the wire.

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