Sweet Liberty

"Michael Burgess wrote a book about the American Revolution. Now, Hollywood's come to his town to make a movie of it -- Plunging him into a summer of madness."

Aug 28 1986 PG 1h 46m
Comedy

Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hollywood has bought the film rights to. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.

Plot

Michael has written a scholarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the movie rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very infatuated with Faith, who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.

Written by

Alan Alda

Directed by

Alan Alda

Cast

Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
Sweet Liberty 1986 TV trailer
Scores
# of Votes
3,082
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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