John Travolta, Sean Penn, and Robin Wright in She's So Lovely (1997)

She's So Lovely

Movie1997• R• 1h 40m
DramaRomance
⭐ 5.9 / 10(9,097)

After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

Rated
R
Runtime
1h 40m
Released
1997
Country
France, United States

Details

Release year: 1997

Storyline

After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.

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Cast
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Did you know

• John Cassavetes was going to direct the film in the 1980s with Sean Penn in the lead, but the project could not be completed before the elder Cassavetes died.

• Even though John Cassavetes is credited as this film's writer, his son and eventual director Nick Cassavetes drastically re-edited the screenplay.

• The original title of the film was "She's De-Lovely". The estate of Cole Porter asked them to change the title.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $7,281,450

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $3,020,015 (1997-09-01)

User reviews

⭐ 5/10

Unbelievable plot line seriously undermines well performed flick.

👍 10 · 10/15/2006
⭐ 7/10

Just like his old man.

👍 13 · 1/3/2002
⭐ 7/10

Only John Cassavetes can make a John Cassavetes movie

👍 2 · 9/9/2023

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
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