Windy City (film)

Windy City
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Armyan Bernstein
Produced by Alan Greisman
Written by Armyan Bernstein
Starring
Music by Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography Reynaldo Villalobos
Edited by Clifford Jones
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
 September 21, 1984
Running time
 103 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Box office $343,890

Windy City is a 1984 American dramatic film starring Kate Capshaw, Josh Mostel and John Shea and written and directed by Armyan Bernstein.[1] This was the sixth film released by the short lived CBS Theatrical Films, the film production branch of the television network of the same name. The following year, the production company closed its doors. As of 2017, this film has never been released on DVD.

Plot

Danny Morgan, a writer living in Chicago, feels his world crashing down around him. His former girlfriend, Emily, is about to get married. His close childhood friend, Sol, has leukemia. Danny reflects on his past relationship with Emily while also trying to give Sol the send-off he deserves.

Danny pitches the idea of a sailing trip to their group of friends. This plan refers back to their childhood fantasies of being adventurers and pirates. However, Danny's friends have obligations and claim they are unable to just take off.

Despite a clandestine kiss with Emily at a dance club, Danny is unable to persuade her to take him back. On the day of Emily's wedding, he runs to stop her but is blocked by a rising drawbridge. He tries to jump the gap between the bridge's two halves, but falls short and lands in the river below. He arrives too late to stop the wedding ceremony.

Danny and Sol's friends throw caution to the wind and pitch in to make the sailing trip happen. As they all sail away from the harbor, Sol thanks Danny. In voice over, Danny reveals Sol died on the evening of trip's ninth day.

Years later, Danny runs into Emily, who is now divorced. The two of them go to a park, talk and hint at a possible reconciliation.

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 Maslin, Janet (September 21, 1984). "Windy City (1984) 'WINDY CITY'". The New York Times.


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