Scent of a Woman

"Col. Frank Slade has a very special plan for the weekend. It involves travel, women, good food, fine wine, the tango, chauffeured limousines and a loaded forty-five. And he's bringing Charlie along for the ride."

Jan 8 1993 R 2h 36m
Drama

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Plot

Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US Army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to university; to help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his Thanksgiving in New York.

Written by

Giovanni Arpino, Bo Goldman, Ruggero Maccari

Directed by

Martin Brest

Cast

Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

City Light Films, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 14 nominations total

Trailers
Scent of a Woman - Trailer
Featurettes
Al Pacino Wins Best Actor: 1993 Oscars
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