''Almost You'' is a 1984 American

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by Adam Brooks and starring Brooke Adams and

Griffin Dunne Thomas Griffin Dunne (; born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981) and Paul Hackett in '' After Hours'' (1985), for which he was nominat ...

. It won the Special Jury Prize at the 1985

Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with 423,234 combined in-person and online viewership in 2023. The festival has acted ...

. ''Almost You'' was Brooks' first film as director. The screenplay was written by Mark Horowitz.

Premise

Complications arise when a man and woman who have been having an

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attend a dinner party with their spouses and friends."Almost You"
''Spirituality and Practice'', Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Cast

* Brooke Adams as Erica Boyer *

as Alex Boyer * Karen Young as Lisa Willoughby * Marty Watt as Kevin Danzig *

Christine Estabrook Christine Estabrook (born Mary Christine Estabrook; September 13, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series '' The Crew'', '' Nikki'', '' Desperate Housewives'', and ''American Horror Story''; she had a recurrin ...

as Maggie *

Dana Delany Dana Delany (born March 13, 1956) is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television drama ''China Beach'' (1 ...

as Susan McCall * Laura Dean as Jeannie *

Josh Mostel Joshua Mostel (born December 21, 1946) is an American actor with numerous film and Broadway credits. The son of Zero Mostel, he is best known for his supporting roles in films such as '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1973), '' Harry and Tonto'' (1 ...

as David *

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as Ralph * Daryl Edwards as Sal *

Mark Metcalf Mark Metcalf (born March 11, 1946) is an American television and film actor often playing the role of an antagonistic and aggrieved authority figure. He is best known for his role as sadistic ROTC officer Douglas C. Neidermeyer in the 1978 Amer ...

as Andrews * Seth Allen as Frank Rose * Joe Silver as Uncle Stu * Joe Leon as Uncle Mel * Harvey Waldman as The Director *

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as Travel Agent * Suzan Hughes as The Bartender * Wendy Creed as The Waitress *

Suzzy Roche Suzzy Roche ( ; born September 29, 1956) is an American singer, best known for her work with the vocal group the Roches, alongside sisters Maggie and Terre. Suzzy is the youngest of the three, and joined the act in 1977. She is the author of th ...

as The Receptionist * Steve DeLuca as Policeman #1 * Jim Phelan as Policeman #2

References

External links

* * * 1984 films Films directed by Adam Brooks Films scored by Jonathan Elias 1984 comedy-drama films 1984 directorial debut films American comedy-drama films Sundance Film Festival award–winning films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films English-language comedy-drama films {{1980s-US-film-stub