A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in at a local bar for a drink to celebrate. He finds himself attracted to the young, very sexy barmaid--and, to his surprise, he finds that she is also very attracted to him.
Acting
Hackman and Burstyn destroy in the confrontation scenes.
Writing
Script respects everyone's humanity—nobody's purely villainous.
Production
Seattle steel town authenticity—gritty, unglamorous, lived-in.
Director
Bud Yorkin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yorkin directed this between producing Norman Lear sitcoms, explaining the unexpected emotional nuance in domestic scenes.
Released weeks after 'Back to the Future'—no wonder audiences ignored this quiet divorce drama in summer 1985.
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