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Starting Over is a 1979 American comedy-drama film based on Dan Wakefield's 1973 novel, produced by James L. Brooks, and directed by Alan J. Pakula. Starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, and Candice Bergen, it follows a recently divorced man who is torn between his new girlfriend and his ex-wife.
When his wife, Jessica (Candice Bergen), leaves him for a chance at a music career, Phil Potter (Burt Reynolds) is devastated. He moves from New York City to Boston, joins a club for divorced...
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Burt Reynolds is an attractive middle-aged man who suffers a crisis of confidence when ditched by his ambitious singer wife (Candice Bergen), until he begins to forge a new new relationship with an equally insecure teacher (Jill Clayburgh).
Play Trailer. Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life...one way, or the other. Overview. After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher. Alan J. Pakula. Director. Dan Wakefield. Novel. James L. Brooks. Writer.
Reviews. Starting Over. Roger Ebert October 05, 1979. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. It's painfully obvious where "Starting Over" got its inspiration—or, rather, where It didn't get inspiration enough. It's a movie made by people who loved " An Unmarried Woman ."
Brief Synopsis. Read More. A middle-aged man loses confidence after his wife, an ambitious singer, divorces him. Then, just as his new relationship with an insecure teacher is blossoming into a romance, his wife attempts a reconciliation.
