Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993
PG-13
2h 3m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.4K

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Robert Duvall, Shirley MacLaine, and Richard Harris in Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)

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Drama Romance

Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Robert Duvall, Sandra Bullock, and Shirley MacLaine; and two Oscar nominees: Richard Harris and Piper Laurie.

Goofs
At one of the Little League games, one of the players gets picked off of first base is picked off after taking too big a lead. Leads are prohibited in Little League.

Quotes
[Frank is admiring a waitress's ass]
Frank: She's got a great backyard.
Walter: I don't know. I've never been to her house.
Frank: She's got a great ass.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Pelican Brief/Beethoven's 2nd/Philadelphia/What's Eating Gilbert Grape/Wrestling Ernest Hemmingway (1993)

Soundtracks
Lagrimas Negras
Written by Miguel Matamoros
Performed by Barbarito Díez
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Featured review

7/10

Mighty fine

I got some good belly laughs watching the antics of these two gents dealing with retirement and loneliness. Duvall was superb, as always, but Harris stole the show with his constant search for companionship and his relentless quest for sex - something I suspect he was no longer capable of. Well worth seeing.