Rating: PG
Genre:
Romance
Theatrical Release: 03/10/1989(USA)
Release Date: 04/14/1998
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Run Time: 108 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Handsome young Washington attorney
Louie Jeffries (
Chris McDonald) has it all: a promising career, a beautiful wife, and a baby on the way. But after discovering a local judge is in cahoots with the Mob,
Louie bites it in a car crash and finds himself in Heaven. Unsatisfied with the customer service he's receiving,
Louie jumps the gun and gets himself reincarnated -- before being administered the magic injection that will remove his memories of his former life. For the next quarter-century,
Louie's museum curator wife,
Corinne (
Cybill Shepherd), remains true to her husband's memory, ignoring the frustrated devotion of
Louie's best friend,
Philip Train (
Ryan O'Neal). Meanwhile,
Louie's soul grows up in the body of
Alex Finch (
Robert Downey Jr.), an aspiring journalist.
Alex's memories of his life as
Louie return after he becomes romantically involved with
Miranda (
Mary Stuart Masterson) -- the daughter he never got to meet. Soon,
Alex/
Louie is romancing his wife, spurning his daughter's advances, and frustrating
Philip's attempts finally to woo
Corinne. Written by
Mystic Pizza scribes
Perry and
Randy Howze and directed by
Emile Ardolino of
Dirty Dancing fame,
Chances Are didn't score as well at the box office as those earlier
comedies. Its soundtrack, however, generated the hit
Peter Cetera and
Cher ballad
"After All." ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
