Chances Are

Chances Are

Alex has a lifetime full of wonderful memories. Unfortunately, they're not his.

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Release Date

3/10/1989

Runtime

108 mins

Overview

Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$16,000,000

Revenue

$16,300,000

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A romantic comedy that treats reincarnation as both cosmic joke and genuine emotional predicament: a man falling in love with his own daughter while mourning his lost wife, all played for laughs until suddenly it isn't. It's earnestly trying to have it both ways, between farce and heartache, and the tonal whiplash is where the real movie lives.

Mood

RomanticBittersweetWhimsicalClaustrophobic

Themes

LoveIdentityFamilyGrief

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Framed flashback

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