Lost and Found (1979 film)
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| Directed by | Melvin Frank |
| Produced by | Melvin Frank |
| Written by |
Melvin Frank Jack Rose |
| Starring |
George Segal Glenda Jackson Maureen Stapleton Hollis McLaren Paul Sorvino John Candy Ken Pogue Martin Short |
| Music by | John Cameron |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Bill Butler |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | July 13, 1979 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Language | English |
Lost and Found is a 1979 film co-written and directed by Melvin Frank and starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson.
Featuring much of the same cast and crew as Frank's 1973 film A Touch of Class, this film is about a couple's constant meeting and clashing.
Lost and Found also features Martin Short in his film debut.
Plot
While visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced British secretary, Patricia, wherever they go. First their cars collide. Then they smash into one another on a ski slope, each breaking a leg.
In between numerous quarrels, the two develop lust and love. They hastily marry, but the disagreements continue. Patricia decides to leave, so Adam decides to fake a suicide. They lose and find each other, again and again.
Cast
- George Segal as Adam Watson
- Glenda Jackson as Patricia Brittenham
- Paul Sorvino as Reilly
- Maureen Stapleton as Jemmy
- Martin Short as Engel
- Ken Pogue as Julian
- John Candy as Carpentier
Reaction
Critic Roger Ebert began his June 28, 1979 Chicago Sun-Times review: "This movie is terrible. It's awful. It is inconceivable to me that the same people who made 'A Touch of Class' had anything to do with it, but they did."
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