A businessman comes to Washington with his ex Vegas showgirl girlfriend, and after some embarrassments, he hires a reporter as tutor to smarten her up. She turns out to be smart, sucks up knowledge and questions things. Trouble?
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Title: Born Yesterday (1993)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Melanie Griffith | ... | Billie Dawn | |
| John Goodman | ... | Harry Brock | |
| Don Johnson | ... | Paul Verrall | |
| Edward Herrmann | ... | Ed Devery | |
| Max Perlich | ... | JJ | |
| Michael Ensign | ... | Phillipe | |
| Benjamin C. Bradlee | ... | Alex Duffee, Sect. of the Navy | |
| Sally Quinn | ... | Beatrice Duffee | |
| William Frankfather | ... | Sen. Kelley | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | Sen. Hedges | |
| Celeste Yarnall | ... | Mrs. Hedges | |
| Nora Dunn | ... | Cynthia Schreiber, NPR Talk Show Host | |
| Meg Wittner | ... | Mrs. Kelley | |
| William Forward | ... | Sen. Duker | |
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Mary Gordon Murray | ... | Bindy Duker |
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A businessman shows up in Washington to lobby agendas that are friendly to his construction plans. His ditsy ex-showgirl bimbo proves to be an embarrassment in social situations, so he hires a reporter to teach her how to appear more intelligent. Soon it becomes apparent to the reporter that she isn't so stupid after all, and things become more complicated as she begins questioning the papers her sugar daddy keeps getting her to sign, and the reporter begins falling in love with her. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
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26 March 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$5,911,343, 28 March 1993Gross USA:
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Billie: No, we did. And you just dropped the ball.
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Written by Sammy Cahn and Gene de Paul
Performed by Dinah Washington
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TEACH ME TONIGHTWritten by Sammy Cahn and Gene de Paul
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This remake of the 1950 film which starred Judy Holliday was okay, but nothing super. The major problem was credibility with Melanie Griffith playing "Billie Dawn." I'm sorry, but with her voice and mannerisms in all the movies I've seen her in, it's not believable enough for me to see her as a woman who suddenly gets very smart. Anything is possible! However, she gets too smart, too fast and it's just too much. "Yeah, right," is what you wind up saying over and over. However, I'm not saying she didn't do a good job acting, it's just that I know her too well to have her be credible in this particular role.
I also was sorry to hear another example of a classic-era film re-done with profanity. Here, John Goodman (no surprise) blasphemes here and there as boyfriend "Harry Brock.".This story is nice enough with a bunch of good messages without having to mess it up with needless profanity and sexual innuendos. Can't Hollywood make ONE modern-day comedy without that? Speaking of credibility, I can picture a slob like Goodman being paired with Roseanne Barr, but a hot babe like Griffith? No way.
No wonder there was little chemistry in this film.
However, I have to say Don Johnson, of Miami Vice television fame, was a very likable character in a pleasant low-key role as the tutor-reporter. I was never a big fan of his but I liked him in this movie.
Still, the 1950 version was good enough to stand on its own, not needing a re-make in the first place.