Born Yesterday (1993 film)

Born Yesterday
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Luis Mandoki
Produced by	Stratton Leopold; D. Constantine Conte; Chris Soldo; Stephen Traxler
Written by	Garson Kanin (play); Douglas McGrath
Starring	Melanie Griffith; John Goodman; Don Johnson; Edward Herrmann;
Music by	George Fenton
Cinematography	Lajos Koltai
Edited by	Lesley Walker
Production; company	Hollywood Pictures; Touchwood Pacific Partners I
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	March 26, 1993;
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$17,952,857

Born Yesterday is a 1993 film based on Born Yesterday, a play by Garson Kanin. The film stars Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson. It was adapted by Douglas McGrath and directed by Luis Mandoki.

This version is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name that starred Broderick Crawford, Judy Holliday (in an Oscar-winning performance) and William Holden.

Plot

A wealthy but crude businessman, Harry Brock, on a trip to the nation's capital, is socially embarrassed by his ditzy and rather uncultured showgirl blonde girlfriend, Billie Dawn. He hires a reporter, Paul Verrall, to "teach her the ropes."

Harry comes to regret it when Billie not only becomes more savvy, questioning his unscrupulous deals and refusing to cooperate in ways she normally would, but also falls in love with Paul.

Cast

Melanie Griffith as Billie Dawn
John Goodman as Harry Brock
Don Johnson as Paul Verrall
Edward Herrmann as Ed Devery
Max Perlich as JJ
Michael Ensign as Phillipe
Benjamin C. Bradlee as Alex Duffee, Sect. of the Navy
Sally Quinn as Beatrice Duffee
Fred Dalton Thompson as Sen. Hedges
Celeste Yarnall as Mrs. Hedges
Rondi Reed as Victoria Penny

Reception

Reviews to Born Yesterday were mostly negative, as it holds a 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Melanie Griffith was nominated for the 1993 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance in the film, where she lost to Madonna for her work in Body of Evidence.

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