Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.
Acting
Sarandon radiates messy, unapologetic vitality.
Writing
Dialogue that actually lets women over 40 want sex.
Director
Luis Mandoki
Susan Sarandon
Nora Baker
James Spader
Max Baron
Kathy Bates
Rosemary
Jason Alexander
Neil
Eileen Brennan
Judy
Steven Hill
Sol Horowitz
Renée Taylor
Edith Baron
Jonathan Penner
Marv Miller
Rachel Chagall
Rachel
Corey Parker
Larry Klugman
Barbara Howard
Sherri Klugman
Kim Myers
Heidi Solomon
Hildy Brooks
Ella Horowitz
Mitzi McCall
Sophie Rosen
Maria Pitillo
Janey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly interrogates 1980s Jewish American upward mobility—Max's embarrassment of Nora mirrors his own shame about his roots.
Susan Sarandon and James Spader reportedly fought for the explicit sex scenes to stay un-cut; studio wanted them trimmed for wider release.
US
