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Sweet Liberty (1986)

Sweet Liberty (1986)

Comedy Romance

Michael Burgess wrote a book about the American Revolution. Now, Hollywood's come to his town to make a movie of it -- Plunging him into a summer of madness.

Release Date: 1986, May 16
Directors: Alan Alda
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures
Cast: Michael Caine, John C. McGinley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Agostini, Timothy Carhart, Leo Burmester, Lise Hilboldt, Saul Rubinek, Bob Hoskins, Dann Florek, Alan Alda, Lois Chiles

Overview:

Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hollywood has bought the film rights to. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.

Keywords:

professor revolutionary war film director history teacher