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.
Acting
Downey Jr.'s unhinged charm carries impossible material
Direction
Ardolino commits fully to the bonkers premise
Writing
Somehow makes 'dad-daughter almost-romance' almost sweet
Director
Emile Ardolino
Cybill Shepherd
Corinne Jeffries
Robert Downey Jr.
Alex Finch
Ryan O'Neal
Philip Train
Mary Stuart Masterson
Miranda Jeffries
Christopher McDonald
Louie Jeffries
Josef Sommer
Judge Fenwick
Joe Grifasi
Omar
Henderson Forsythe
Ben Bradlee
Susan Ruttan
Woman in the Bookstore
Richard DeAngelis
Hot Dog Vendor
James Noble
Dr. Bailey
Fran Ryan
Mavis Talmadge
Marc McClure
Richard
Mimi Kennedy
Sally
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Robert Downey Jr.'s first leading roles after his 1980s breakthrough, released just before his career implosion and legendary comeback.
The film quietly asks: if love is memory, who owns it? A surprisingly philosophical question for a movie where a man almost makes out with his daughter.
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