Movie Info

The life of history professor Michael Burgess (Alan Alda, who also directed) gets upended when a film crew invades his small Southeastern town to turn...(read more...) his scholarly bestseller about the American Revolution into a silver-screen saga of lust, duplicity and intrigue. But historical accuracy gets lost in the translation as the laughs mount in this lighthearted comedy. Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer and the legendary Lillian Gish costar.

Director: Alan Alda

MPAA: PG

Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min.

Release Date: May 14, 1986

Cast: Alan Alda, Bob Hoskins, Dann Florek, John C. McGinley, Leo Burmester, Lillian Gish, Linda Thorson, Lise Hilboldt, Lois Chiles, Lynne Thigpen, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer, Saul Rubinek, Timothy Carhart