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  1. Starting Over is a 1979 American comedy-drama film based on Dan Wakefield's 1973 novel, produced by James L. Brooks, and directed by Alan J. Pakula. Starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, and Candice Bergen, it follows a recently divorced man who is torn between his new girlfriend and his ex-wife.

  2. When his wife, Jessica (Candice Bergen), leaves him for a chance at a music career, Phil Potter (Burt Reynolds) is devastated. He moves from New York City to Boston, joins a club for divorced men...

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    • Alan J. Pakula
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    • Burt Reynolds
  3. Starting Over (1979) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  4. Reviews. Starting Over. Roger Ebert October 05, 1979. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. It's painfully obvious where "Starting Over" got its inspiration—or, rather, where It didn't get inspiration enough. It's a movie made by people who loved " An Unmarried Woman ."

  5. Play Trailer. Phil Potter would like to straighten out his life...one way, or the other. Overview. After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher. Alan J. Pakula. Director. Dan Wakefield. Novel. James L. Brooks. Writer.

  6. Brief Synopsis. Read More. A middle-aged man loses confidence after his wife, an ambitious singer, divorces him. Then, just as his new relationship with an insecure teacher is blossoming into a romance, his wife attempts a reconciliation.

  7. After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.