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Plot

In this romantic comedy, recovering chemotherapy patient and cartoonist Gus Kubicek (Steve Guttenberg) is made over into every woman's fantasy man by his romance-novelist sister, Lizzie (Shelley Long). As Gus succeeds in sweeping the attractive reporter Emily Pear (Jami Gertz) off her feet, he must struggle with his desire to tell her the truth about who he really is and his fear of rejection.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Romance
Run Time:
101min.
Theatrical Release Date:
09/21/1990
DVD Release Date:
01/25/2005
Distributor(s):
Hemdale
Director(s):
Malcolm Mowbray
Starring:
Steve Guttenberg , Jami Gertz , Shelley Long , Kyle MacLachlan , Kevin Scannell
Themes:
Love Triangles,Date from Hell,Unrequited Love,Matchmakers,Assumed Identities
Tone:
Easygoing,Gentle,Light,Quirky,Sentimental,Sweet
Keywords:
Hodgkins-Disease,cartoonist,chemotherapy,deception,love,makeover,reporter,writer
Country of Origin:
USA (09-21-1990)
Language:
English