Directed by Alan J. Pakula • 1979 • United States
Starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen

Scripted by James L. Brooks with his trademark blend of humor and bittersweet human drama, this refreshingly grown-up romantic comedy stars Burt Reynolds as Phil Potter, a magazine writer whose life crumbles when his wife (an Oscar-nominated Candice Bergen) leaves him to pursue her dreams of a music career. Seeking a fresh start, Phil moves from New York to Boston and meets Marilyn (Jill Clayburgh, also Oscar-nominated), a free-spirited schoolteacher who tries to help him move on with his life. But what happens when his ex suddenly reenters the picture?