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Mar 26, 1993 · Born Yesterday: Directed by Luis Mandoki. With Melanie Griffith, John Goodman, Don Johnson, Edward Herrmann. A businessman comes to Washington with his ex Vegas showgirl girlfriend, and after some embarrassments, he hires a reporter as tutor to smarten her up.
Born Yesterday is a 1993 American comedy film based on Born Yesterday, a play by Garson Kanin. It stars Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson. It was adapted by Douglas McGrath and directed by Luis Mandoki.
Mar 26, 1993 · The movie is a remake of a 1950 film based on a play by Garson Kanin, about a hard-boiled millionaire who hires a tutor for his brassy mistress, only to realize the girlfriend and the tutor have fallen in love.
Marrying screwball romance with political satire, Born Yesterday is a substantive romp with a ferociously smart performance by Judy Holliday as an uncouth bombshell. Read Critics Reviews
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A scrap-metal tycoon (John Goodman) turned real-estate mogul pays a Washington newsman (Don Johnson) to educate his feisty girlfriend (Melanie Griffith).
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- Romance, Comedy
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The rude, selfish and arrogant businessman Harry Brock travels to Washington with his mistress Billie Dawn, his advisor Ed Devery and his assistant JJ to have business meetings with senators. Billie is a former showgirl from Las Vegas and does not have culture, embarrassing Harry in the social events. He hires the journalist Paul Verrall to ...
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Brief Synopsis. Pygmalionesque story about a disreputable business tycoon who sends his kept woman to be socially educated by a former journalist.
Overview. A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers. He fears that the showgirl's lack of etiquette may damage his own social reputation and tries to change her — but fails to realise that her enhanced eloquence will empower her to voice her own strong opinions ...
