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Making Love

  • 1982
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.3K
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Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin, and Michael Ontkean in Making Love (1982)
A successful young L.A. doctor and his equally successful television-producer wife find their happily-ever-after life torn assunder when he suddenly confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men. Zach and Claire live a comfortable life secure in their love for one another when Bart, a swinging L.A. novelist, walks into Zach's office and awakens unfamiliar feelings in him. In a move which leaves him wracked with guilt, Zach cancels dinner with his wife in order to go out with Bart. He is inexplicably drawn to this man who seems intent on keeping him at arms distance. Why can't Bart allow their relationship to grow? he wonders. Exasperated, he asks Bart, "Do you snore? Does anybody ever get a chance to find out?" As Zach's absences become more and more frequent, Claire's concern manifests itself in the suspicion that he is having an affair with another woman. Jilted by Bart and feeling alone for the first time in his married life, Zach resolves to tell Claire the truth about himself. Predictably, Claire is shocked that she could have known so little about the man she has loved for so many years and accuses him of deceiving her from the very start.
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A successful young Los Angeles doctor and his equally successful television producer wife find their happily-ever-after life torn asunder when the husband suddenly confronts his long-repress... Read allA successful young Los Angeles doctor and his equally successful television producer wife find their happily-ever-after life torn asunder when the husband suddenly confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men. Zach and Claire live a comfortable life, secure in their love... Read allA successful young Los Angeles doctor and his equally successful television producer wife find their happily-ever-after life torn asunder when the husband suddenly confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men. Zach and Claire live a comfortable life, secure in their love for one another when Bart, a swinging Los Angeles novelist, walks into Zach's office for ... Read all

  • Director
    • Arthur Hiller
  • Writers
    • Barry Sandler
    • A. Scott Berg
  • Stars
    • Michael Ontkean
    • Kate Jackson
    • Harry Hamlin
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Hiller
    • Writers
      • Barry Sandler
      • A. Scott Berg
    • Stars
      • Michael Ontkean
      • Kate Jackson
      • Harry Hamlin
    • 72User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Michael Ontkean
    Michael Ontkean
    • Zach
    Kate Jackson
    Kate Jackson
    • Claire
    Harry Hamlin
    Harry Hamlin
    • Bart
    Wendy Hiller
    Wendy Hiller
    • Winnie
    Arthur Hill
    Arthur Hill
    • Henry
    Nancy Olson
    Nancy Olson
    • Christine
    John Dukakis
    John Dukakis
    • Tim
    Terry Kiser
    Terry Kiser
    • Harrington
    Dennis Howard
    • Larry
    Asher Brauner
    Asher Brauner
    • Ted
    John Calvin
    John Calvin
    • David
    Gwen Arner
    • Alrene
    Gary Swanson
    Gary Swanson
    • Ken
    Anne Haney
    Anne Haney
    • Lila
    • (as Ann Harvey)
    Stanley Kamel
    Stanley Kamel
    • Charlie
    Charles Lucia
    Charles Lucia
    • Chip
    Doug Johnson
    • Doug
    Ben Mittleman
    • Ben
    • Director
      • Arthur Hiller
    • Writers
      • Barry Sandler
      • A. Scott Berg
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      When singer Roberta Flack was asked by Hotspots Magazine if she was nervous about recording the film's title theme song, even after knowing what it would be about, she responded, "Afraid of singing a song about love? Never. I was so glad when that song charted. People who did not know that the song was about love between two men loved that song. I would talk about it in my shows, and about how love is love. Between a man and a woman, between two men, between two women. Love is universal, like music."
    • Quotes
      • Zach Elliot: It's something you don't have any control over. I mean, whether you're born with it or acquire it, who knows? But there's something in me that needs to be with a man.
      • Claire: My God!
      • Zach Elliot: Maybe it's his strength, his attitude. Maybe he's everything I'm not, I don't know. Maybe it's brotherhood, bonding, release. Maybe it's just the need for another man's approval. But it's that feeling...
      • Claire: Stop it! God!
    • Crazy credits
      The 20th Century Fox logo plays without the fanfare.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Cannery Row/The Boat is Full/Soldier Girls/Making Love (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Making Love
      Written by Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach and Bruce Roberts
      Performed by Roberta Flack
      Produced by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
      (P) 1982 Atlantic Recording Corp.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 5, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Su otro amor
    • Filming locations
      • Western Canyon Rd, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox
      • IndieProd Company Productions
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,897,978
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,015,497
      • Feb 15, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,897,978
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 53m(113 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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