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Chapter Two is a 1979 American Metrocolor romantic comedy-drama film directed by Robert Moore, produced by Ray Stark, and based on Neil Simon's 1977 Broadway play of the same name. It has a 124-minute running time. It stars James Caan and Marsha Mason, in an Academy Award-nominated performance.
Chapter 2 is a platform for widows and widowers to find friendship, companionship, dating or physical comfort after losing their life partner. It offers a forum, blog, advice and resources, as well as a safe and secure space to meet and communicate with other members.
Aug 30, 1980 · James Caan and Marsha Mason star as a widower and a divorcee who fall in love and face challenges in this adaptation of Neil Simon's play. The film was nominated for three Oscars and features Joseph Bologna and Valerie Harper in supporting roles.
- (1.3K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Robert Moore
- 1980-08-30
It Chapter Two: Directed by Andy Muschietti. With Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa. Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.
- Andy Muschietti
- 2 min
Overview. George Schneider is an author whose wife had just died. His brother Leo gives him the number of Jennie Malone, and somehow they hit it off. And just when things are moving along, the memory of his first wife comes between them.
Ebert criticizes the film adaptation of Simon's play about his second marriage, which he based on his own life. He finds the dialogue too long and literal, Caan too tense and awkward, and the subplot unnecessary.
Chapter Two was based on Neil Simon's hit Broadway play of the same name which opened in 1977 and ran for 857 performances. It starred Judd Hirsch as George and Anita Gillette as Jennie. It was no secret that Simon had based the story on his own life.
