Almost You

A traumatic comedy

1985•1h 36m•

★5.9(8 ratings)

ComedyRomanceDrama

Overview

Alex and Erica Boyer are a young couple in crisis. Alex, despite his loving wife, beautiful home and high-paying job, feels trapped. When Erica has an accident that leaves her temporarily confined to a wheelchair and requiring the services of a private nurse, the beautiful Lisa enters the Boyers' lives. A complicated situation develops as Alex sees Lisa as the cure for his own problems as well as his wife's.

Director

Adam Brooks

Writers

Mark Horowitz, Adam Brooks

Watchlist

Main Cast

Brooke Adams

Erica Boyer

Griffin Dunne

Alex Boyer

Karen Young

Lisa Willoughby

Marty Watt

Kevin Danzig

Christine Estabrook

Maggie

Almost You

A traumatic comedy

1985•1h 36m•

★5.9(8 ratings)

ComedyRomanceDrama

Overview

Director

Adam Brooks

Writers

Mark Horowitz, Adam Brooks

Watchlist

Main Cast

Brooke Adams

Erica Boyer

Griffin Dunne

Alex Boyer

Karen Young

Lisa Willoughby

Marty Watt

Kevin Danzig

Christine Estabrook

Maggie

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Adam Brooks
Assistant Director: Craig Laurence Rice
Script Supervisor: Melissa Kalbfus

Writing

Writer: Mark Horowitz
Story: Adam Brooks

Production

Executive Producer: Charles C. Thieriot
Producer: Mark Lipson
Executive Producer: Stephen J. Levin
Executive Producer: Sanford R. Climan
Production Coordinator: Shelley Houis

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Jonathan Elias
Sound Mixer: Tom Nelson

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Alexander Gruszynski

Editing

Editor: Mark Burns

Art Direction

Art Direction: Nora Chavooshian
Set Decoration: Leslie A. Pope

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Eugenie Del Greco

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "A traumatic comedy"

The runtime is 96 minutes (1h 36m).

The film was directed by Adam Brooks.

The screenplay was written by Mark Horowitz.

The score was composed by Jonathan Elias.

Cinematography was handled by Alexander Gruszynski.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0086876.

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Rating

5.9/10

Average

8 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Almost You

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Almost You

Wescom Productions

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Almost You

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Brooke Adams

Griffin Dunne

Karen Young

Marty Watt

Christine Estabrook

Almost You

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Brooke Adams

Griffin Dunne

Karen Young

Marty Watt

Christine Estabrook

Josh Mostel

Laura Dean

Dana Delany

Miguel Piñero

Joe Silver

Joe Leon

Daryl Edwards

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