A romantic comedy revolving around the on-again, off-again relationship of a young New York couple.A romantic comedy revolving around the on-again, off-again relationship of a young New York couple.A romantic comedy revolving around the on-again, off-again relationship of a young New York couple.
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- TriviaFor Something Short of Paradise (1979), Susan Sarandon and David Steinberg each agreed to a reduction of their usual salaries and five percent of the box-office gross.
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Harris Sloane: She talks so much about space, you'd think she was an astronaut.
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Written by Mark Snow & L. Russell Brown
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No paradise for the viewer
Blah romance has Susan Sarandon as a strength but is almost completely derailed by Steinberg. Not only does he have the screen charisma of a lemming the character he plays is an annoying jerk. The viewer could care less about whether the main couple get together which is fatal to this kind of film.
Susan at this point was a rising actress, her big breakthrough came with her next film-Atlantic City, so she was working her way up playing whatever leads presented themselves which would explain her presence here but what about David Steinberg. Whoever thought he could make it as a leading man? His line readings lack inflection and his facial and body language are dull.
Unless you're curious to see the young Susan Sarandon there are many much better films in this genre.
Susan at this point was a rising actress, her big breakthrough came with her next film-Atlantic City, so she was working her way up playing whatever leads presented themselves which would explain her presence here but what about David Steinberg. Whoever thought he could make it as a leading man? His line readings lack inflection and his facial and body language are dull.
Unless you're curious to see the young Susan Sarandon there are many much better films in this genre.
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By what name was Something Short of Paradise (1979) officially released in Canada in English?
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