Chances Are (film)

Chances Are
original film poster
Directed by	Emile Ardolino
Written by	Perry Howze Randy Howze
Produced by	Mike Lobell
Starring	Cybill Shepherd Robert Downey, Jr. Ryan O'Neal Mary Stuart Masterson
Cinematography	William A. Fraker
Edited by	Harry Keramidas
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release dates	March 10, 1989
Running time	108 min.
Box office	$15,900,000

Chances Are is a 1989 romantic comedy film written by Perry & Randy Howze and directed by Emile Ardolino. Starring Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey, Jr., Ryan O'Neal, and Mary Stuart Masterson. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre.

Plot

Young D.A. Louie Jeffries is killed in a car crash in 1964 but manages to slip by the pearly gates and is instantly reborn. 23 years later, his widow Corinne still misses him, and ignores the frustrated devotion of his best friend Phillip Train. When Phillip, now Corinne's beau, brings home the college graduate Alex Finch, Alex suddenly realizes he is in fact Corinne's dead husband reborn. His memories of his life as Louie return after he becomes romantically involved with Louie's (his) daughter Miranda. Soon, Louie starts romancing his widow, spurning his daughter's advances, and frustrating Phillip's attempts to court Corrine.

Locations

Many scenes were filmed in Georgetown, Washington, D.C..

Soundtrack

The movie soundtrack included the Billboard's Top 10 single hit song "After All" (composed by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford) performed by Cher and Peter Cetera. This was nominated for Academy Awards Best Original Song.

Main cast

Actor	Role
Cybill Shepherd	Corrine Jeffries
Robert Downey, Jr.	Alex Finch
Ryan O'Neal	Phillip Train
Mary Stuart Masterson	Miranda Jeffries
Christopher McDonald	Louis Jeffries
Josef Sommer	Judge Fenwick
Joe Grifasi	Omar
Henderson Forsythe	Ben Bradlee
Fran Ryan	Mavis Talmadge

External links

• Chances Are at IMDb
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• Chances Are at Rotten Tomatoes