Sweet Liberty (1986)

05/16/1986 (US) • 1h 46m

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.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Alan Alda

Michael Burgess

Michael Caine

Elliott James

Bob Hoskins

Stanley Gould

Lise Hilboldt

Gretchen Carlsen

Lillian Gish

Cecelia Burgess

Saul Rubinek

Bo Hodges

Linda Thorson

Grace James


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

professor

history teacher

revolutionary war

film director

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