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Nothing in Common

  • 1986
  • PG
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
8.8K
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Tom Hanks, Sela Ward, Bess Armstrong, Hector Elizondo, Jackie Gleason, and Eva Marie Saint in Nothing in Common (1986)
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A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.

  • Director
    • Garry Marshall
  • Writers
    • Rick Podell
    • Michael Preminger
    • Garry Marshall
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Jackie Gleason
    • Eva Marie Saint
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    8.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writers
      • Rick Podell
      • Michael Preminger
      • Garry Marshall
    • Stars
      • Tom Hanks
      • Jackie Gleason
      • Eva Marie Saint
    • 53User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Photos34

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    Top Cast76

    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • David Basner
    Jackie Gleason
    Jackie Gleason
    • Max Basner
    Eva Marie Saint
    Eva Marie Saint
    • Lorraine Basner
    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Charlie Gargas
    Barry Corbin
    Barry Corbin
    • Andrew Woolridge
    Bess Armstrong
    Bess Armstrong
    • Donna Mildred Martin
    Sela Ward
    Sela Ward
    • Cheryl Ann Wayne
    Cindy Harrell
    Cindy Harrell
    • Shelley the Stewardess
    John Kapelos
    John Kapelos
    • Roger the Commercial Director
    Carol Messing
    • David's Secretary
    Bill Applebaum
    Bill Applebaum
    • Ted Geller
    Mona Lyden
    • Mishi
    Anthony Starke
    Anthony Starke
    • Cameron
    Julio Alonso
    • Rick
    Jane Morris
    Jane Morris
    • Dale
    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Brian
    Mike Hagerty
    Mike Hagerty
    • Eric
    Jeff Michalski
    • Lewis
    • Director
      • Garry Marshall
    • Writers
      • Rick Podell
      • Michael Preminger
      • Garry Marshall
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Jackie Gleason was seriously ill with colon cancer, liver cancer, thromboses hemorrhoids, diabetes and phlebitis throughout production. One evening during filming, he admitted to his daughter that he only had a short time to live. He died nearly one year after the film's release, long enough to personally view the completed film which he was said to have enjoyed very much.
    • Goofs
      David's Jeep has an automatic transmission in some scenes, a manual transmission in others.
    • Quotes
      • [last lines]
      • Max Basner: [to David] You're the last person I ever thought would come through for me.
    • Alternate versions
      One "unedited" print, formerly in HBO's library, removes the exchange between Max and David about their "best friends."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Out of Bounds/Belizaire the Cajun/Heartburn/Hard Choices (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Nothing In Common
      Written by Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie
      Performed by Thompson Twins

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 30, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nada en común
    • Filming locations
      • Marina City - 300 N. State Street, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA(parking ramp)
    • Production companies
      • Tri-Star Pictures
      • Rastar Productions
      • Delphi Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,324,557
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,279,650
      • Aug 3, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,324,557
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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