Sweet Liberty

Sweet Liberty (1986)

Michael Burgess wrote a book about the American Revolution. Now, Hollywood's come to his town to make a movie of it -- Plunging him into a summer of madness.

  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1986-05-16
  • User Rating: 5.5/10 from 34 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 46min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Alan Alda
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From 34 Ratings

Summary

Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.

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  • Alan Alda

    as Michael Burgess

  • Michael Caine

    as Elliott James

  • Michelle Pfeiffer

    as Faith Healy

  • Bob Hoskins

    as Stanley Gould

  • Lise Hilboldt

    as Gretchen Carlsen

  • Lillian Gish

    as Cecelia Burgess

  • Saul Rubinek

    as Bo Hodges

  • Lois Chiles

    as Leslie

  • Linda Thorson

    as Grace James

  • Diana Agostini

    as Nurse

  • Antony Alda

    as Film Crew Member

  • Alvin Alexis

    as Male Student

  • Leo Burmester

    as Hank

  • Timothy Carhart

    as Eagleton, Stunt Coordinator

  • Bonnie Deroski

    as Female Student

  • Frank Ferrara

    as Lopert

  • Dann Florek

    as Jesse

  • John C. McGinley

    as Floyd

  • Polly Rowles

    as Mrs. Delvechio

  • Fred Sanders

    as Soundman

  • Robert Schenkkan

    as Helicopter Pilot

  • Lynne Thigpen

    as Claire

  • Richard Whiting

    as Johnny Delvechio
Directing Alan Alda Director
Writing Alan Alda Writer
Production Martin Bregman Producer
Editing Michael Economou Editor
Sound Ian MacGregor-Scott Sound Editor
Production Michael Economou Associate Producer
Production Judith Stevens Associate Producer
Production Louis A. Stroller Executive Producer
Sound Bruce Broughton Original Music Composer
Camera Frank Tidy Director of Photography
Production Mary Colquhoun Casting
Art Ben Edwards Production Design
Art Christopher Nowak Art Direction
Art William Durnin Sr. Set Decoration
Art Alan Hicks Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Jane Greenwood Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Bob Grimaldi Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Anthony Cortino Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Fern Buchner Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Irving Buchman Makeup Artist
Crew Chuck Picerni Jr. Stunts
Crew Henry Kingi Stunts
Production Kate Guinzburg Production Coordinator

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