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{{Other uses|Chance of a Lifetime (disambiguation){{!}}Chance of a Lifetime}}
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'''''Chance of a Lifetime''''' is a 1991 [[television film]]. It stars [[Betty White]], [[Leslie Nielsen]], and [[Ed Begley, Jr.]].
'''''Chance of a Lifetime''''' is a 1991 American [[romantic comedy]] [[television film]] directed by [[Jonathan Sanger]] and written by Lynn Roth. It stars [[Betty White]], [[Leslie Nielsen]], and [[Ed Begley, Jr.]], and aired on [[NBC]] on November 18, 1991.


==Plot==
The romance-comedy movie follows a woman named Evelyn (played by [[Betty White]]) who receives news from her doctor that she only has 6 months to live. She sets off on a vacation to Mexico where she meets a man named Lloyd ([[Leslie Nielson]]), and the two fall in love. The pair are both widowers and spend time "learning to live again", but Evelyn soon finds out that her original diagnosis was wrong. Faced with the fact that she has longer than 6 months, Evelyn has to decide whether she wants to stay in a relationship with Lloyd.<ref>http://www.ew.com/article/1991/11/15/chance-lifetime</ref><ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101563/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl</ref>
Workaholic [[Cleveland]] business owner Evelyn Eglin receives news from her doctor that she only has six months to live. She sets off on a vacation to Mexico where she meets a man named Lloyd Dixon, and the two fall in love. The pair are both widowers and spend time "learning to live again", but Evelyn soon finds out that her original diagnosis was wrong. Faced with the fact that she has longer than six months, Evelyn has to decide whether she wants to stay in a relationship with Lloyd.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Tucker |first=Ken |date=November 15, 1991 |title=Chance of a Lifetime |url=https://ew.com/article/1991/11/15/chance-lifetime/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072051/https://ew.com/article/1991/11/15/chance-lifetime/ |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=May 8, 2015 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast<ref>http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/415799/Chance-Of-A-Lifetime/</ref>==
*[[Betty White]] as Evelyn
*[[Betty White]] as Evelyn Eglin
*[[Leslie Nielsen]] as Lloyd
*[[Leslie Nielsen]] as Lloyd Dixon
*[[Ed Begley Jr.]] as Darrel Eglin
*[[Ed Begley Jr.]] as Darrel Eglin
*[[Michael Tucci]] as Randall
*[[Michael Tucci]] as Randall
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*[[Mitzi McCall]] as Bea
*[[Mitzi McCall]] as Bea
*[[Susan Brown (American actress)|Susan Brown]] as Barbara
*[[Susan Brown (American actress)|Susan Brown]] as Barbara

==Production==
The script was written especially for [[Betty White]]. When asked by [[NBC]] if there was a project she hadn't done before that she was interested in, she requested "a love story".<ref name="WP">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1991/11/17/betty-white-another-chance-at-romance/42edb9c9-5cdb-4e6a-b99a-a67645303f92/|title=Betty White Another Chance at Romance|last=Brennan|first=Patricia|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=November 17, 1991|access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref> Filming took place while White's show ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' was on hiatus.<ref name="WP"/> The Mexico scenes were filmed in [[Oxnard, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/11/15/taking-a-chance/|title=Taking a "Chance"|last=Froelich|first=Janis D.|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=November 15, 1991|access-date=November 1, 2022}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0101563|title=Chance of a Lifetime }}
*{{IMDb title|0101563}}


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Latest revision as of 05:38, 27 September 2024

For other uses, see Chance of a Lifetime.
Chance of a Lifetime
GenreRomantic comedy
Written byLynn Roth
Directed byJonathan Sanger
Starring
Music byDavid McHugh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
CinematographyStephen McNutt
EditorToni Morgan
Running time93 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 18, 1991 (1991-11-18)

Chance of a Lifetime is a 1991 American romantic comedy television film directed by Jonathan Sanger and written by Lynn Roth. It stars Betty White, Leslie Nielsen, and Ed Begley, Jr., and aired on NBC on November 18, 1991.

Plot

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Workaholic Cleveland business owner Evelyn Eglin receives news from her doctor that she only has six months to live. She sets off on a vacation to Mexico where she meets a man named Lloyd Dixon, and the two fall in love. The pair are both widowers and spend time "learning to live again", but Evelyn soon finds out that her original diagnosis was wrong. Faced with the fact that she has longer than six months, Evelyn has to decide whether she wants to stay in a relationship with Lloyd.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The script was written especially for Betty White. When asked by NBC if there was a project she hadn't done before that she was interested in, she requested "a love story".[2] Filming took place while White's show The Golden Girls was on hiatus.[2] The Mexico scenes were filmed in Oxnard, California.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tucker, Ken (November 15, 1991). "Chance of a Lifetime". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Brennan, Patricia (November 17, 1991). "Betty White Another Chance at Romance". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. ^ Froelich, Janis D. (November 15, 1991). "Taking a "Chance"". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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