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Drôles de confidences

Original title: Memories of Me
  • 1988
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.3K
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Drôles de confidences (1988)
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At his girlfriend's insistence, a disgruntled man tries to make peace with his high-spirited, street-smart and often irritatingly careless father, a failed actor who never quit his dream to ... Read allAt his girlfriend's insistence, a disgruntled man tries to make peace with his high-spirited, street-smart and often irritatingly careless father, a failed actor who never quit his dream to be a success.At his girlfriend's insistence, a disgruntled man tries to make peace with his high-spirited, street-smart and often irritatingly careless father, a failed actor who never quit his dream to be a success.

  • Director
    • Henry Winkler
  • Writers
    • Eric Roth
    • Billy Crystal
  • Stars
    • Billy Crystal
    • Alan King
    • JoBeth Williams
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.3K
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    • Director
      • Henry Winkler
    • Writers
      • Eric Roth
      • Billy Crystal
    • Stars
      • Billy Crystal
      • Alan King
      • JoBeth Williams
    • 19User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Billy Crystal
    Billy Crystal
    • Abbie
    Alan King
    Alan King
    • Abe
    JoBeth Williams
    JoBeth Williams
    • Lisa
    Janet Carroll
    Janet Carroll
    • Dorothy Davis
    David Ackroyd
    David Ackroyd
    • 1st Assistant Director
    Phil Fondacaro
    Phil Fondacaro
    • Horace Bosco
    Robert Pastorelli
    Robert Pastorelli
    • Al (Broccoli)
    Mark L. Taylor
    Mark L. Taylor
    • 2nd Assistant Director
    Peter Elbling
    Peter Elbling
    • Director
    Larry Cedar
    Larry Cedar
    • 1st Assistant Director (Soap)
    Sheryl Bernstein
    Sheryl Bernstein
    • Dancer
    Joe Shea
    • Stan Kantor
    Joe 'Flash' Riley
    • Tango
    • (as Jay 'Flash' Riley)
    Billy Beck
    Billy Beck
    • Angry Man
    Margarito Mendoza
    • Mariachi Trumpet Player
    Noni White
    Noni White
    • Waitress
    Sue Rihr
    • Shiela
    Leigh Lombardi
    Leigh Lombardi
    • Soap Opera Nurse
    • Director
      • Henry Winkler
    • Writers
      • Eric Roth
      • Billy Crystal
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    maverickaj

    funny yet touching.

    i watched memories of me on TV some time back and i instantly took a liking to it . in fact having also watched ' big fish ' and having liked the movie a lot as well , i felt it had shades of memories of me and forrest gump. where memories of me works for me is its story and the various ironies it hides . also the humor . what also works for me is that it really touched me

    and it never was sentimental .i liked this movie. and dad with jack lemmon in it came out a year later . they both have similar stories but i liked ' memories of me ' more. straight from the heart , thats what the movie is . my favourite scene is the confrontation between the father and the son where they almost end up holding each other's collars. funny yet touching.
    6jotix100

    Bonding

    It's hard to understand, sometimes, what can go wrong in the relationship between a father and son, when no physical abuse is involved. We know these situations do exist, as it the case presented by this movie that tries hard to presents a situation about the distancing between a son and his father, two people that are much alike.

    Billy Crystal, working on the screen play with Eric Roth, try to make us like this story. As directed by Henry Winkler, this dramatic comedy doesn't add anything that one hasn't already seen already. In fact, most of it kept reminding us the work of Neil Simon with all its one liners and glibness.

    "Memories of Me" makes a point to salute those unknown people working behind the stars because Abe, the father of this story is a struggling extra in Hollywood. The movie capitalizes on the star turn by Alan King, who plays the father. Billy Crystal underplays the son. Jobeth Williams also appears.

    Mr. Winkler has gone for the sentimentality and the result is a film that doesn't go anywhere.
    russjfk

    Why is it not shown more?

    Really a good inside look at Hollywood and the movie making machine that it is today. Why do they not show it on TV or any other outlet, I found it well.,.......well just great. Best kept secret flick RussJFK loves it! You just get a good look at this film and the back-door of Hollywood. What the extras go through on a day to day basis on the set. I was one of them many years ago back in 1987 in LAX. Worked on a lot of films, enjoyed sitting on "the set" while we filmed. Every time I looked into the camera, I felt at home. I missed Dallas, Texas at the time and I was all the way in LA. But I found solace when I saw the camera, filming me, I knew that that was a portal back to my home in Texas and other homes across the country. I felt at home in front of the camera? Anyway, I loved this movie and wish I could find it on DVD for my collection, one of those good Saturday afternoon movies!!
    10theowinthrop

    "I Am An Actor!"

    This film proves with JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT that Alan King was capable of a good film career. The story here does not deal with secretive billionaires and their angry mistresses, but with a man who left his family in New York City decades before to pursue a career in Hollywood. But Abe has never been more than a background extra. When his son Abie (Billy Chrystal) is recovering from a heart attack, he goes to Hollywood to see his father for the first time in years. Abie discovers that his father has never even had a real speaking part (the closest is when he was the sixth or seventh man in SPARTACUS to yell "I am Spartacus!"). Naturally, given the shattering effect that Abe's abandonment of the family had, it does not seem to Abie that his father had much to show for it. Abe, who has become part of the Hollywood community (he is usually seen with his fellow extras, but we see he does know Sean Connery by first names). He is reasonably happy - but Abie keeps dismissing him as a hack, not an artist.

    The arrival of Abie's girlfriend Lisa (JoBeth Williams) does not help matters at first, but she manages to bridge the anger and contempt that the son feels for his father, and slowly they do find some degrees of similarities. Abie loves playing the trumpet, for example, and does it well. But Abie discovers that there is something physically wrong about his father - a sudden memory problem causing the father to recite a scene he liked from INHERIT THE WIND. The prognosis is grim. So Abie decides to help his father accomplish his greatest wish: get a full scene in a movie with actual dialog.

    Most of the comments here have been fairly negative, insisting that it is a very lachrymose and overly sentimental tale. There is no denying that it is (ultimately) a tragic story - but the performances (particularly King as a proud and touchy man, who will not admit that his life has been less than a success) are good for the three leads. King's performance mingled pathos and comedy quite well. Witness the scene where he was trying to choose among his friends for the extras in a science fiction film, where he is dressed in a lobster costume. King shows his sauciness at a self-important assistant director, but he also shows the start of his mental/physical collapse in the same sequence (quite a change of pace). Similarly his interview with the casting director for the speaking part that Abie sneaks into is done with great charm and dignity. It was a first rate performance - and proved that King was an actor.
    dvdfan-10

    I Cried Like a Baby

    Okay, the movie really isn't that good but it really does make me wail like a newborn. It's the whole father/son relationship thing that works in this film. I'm not a big fan of Billy Crystal but he's okay in this. Alan King is the real star and he shines pretty bright. Give it a chance.

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    • Trivia
      Sean Connery: Abe (Alan King) introduces Abbie (Billy Crystal) to Sir Sean Connery, who happens to walk by dressed as Lieutenant Colonel Alan Caldwell from Presidio: Base militaire, San Francisco (1988). Connery was in costume for filming and did this appearance in between takes.
    • Goofs
      At Abe's funeral, there were flowers surrounding and on top of the casket. At Jewish funerals, flowers are not sent because it signifies a joyous occasion.
    • Quotes

      [Abbie reveals his father is alive]

      Abbie: He lives in Los Angeles.

      Lisa: What does he do?

      Abbie: He's a professional embarrassment.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Punchline/Heartbreak Hotel/Memories of Me/Bird/Kansas (1988)

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Memories of Me
    • Filming locations
      • San Diego, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Odyssey Distributors
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,965,604
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,388,123
      • Oct 10, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,965,604
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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