Sweet Liberty (1986)

  • PG
  • 04/20/1986 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 46m

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.

Alan Alda

Writer, Director

Cast

Alan Alda's headshot

Alan Alda

Michael Burgess
Michael Caine's headshot

Michael Caine

Elliott James
Michelle Pfeiffer's headshot

Michelle Pfeiffer

Faith Healy
Bob Hoskins's headshot

Bob Hoskins

Stanley Gould
Lise Hilboldt's headshot

Lise Hilboldt

Gretchen Carlsen
Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

Cecelia Burgess
Saul Rubinek's headshot

Saul Rubinek

Bo Hodges
Lois Chiles's headshot

Lois Chiles

Leslie

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