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Directed by | Alan Alda |
Produced by | Martin Bregman |
Written by | Alan Alda |
Starring |
Alan Alda Carol Burnett |
Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
Edited by | Michael Economou |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6.5 million |
Box office | $50.4 million |
The Four Seasons is a 1981 romantic comedy film written and directed by and starring Alan Alda, co-starring Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston and Bess Armstrong.
The film spawned a short-lived CBS series in 1984 produced by Alda.
The story revolves around three married couples living in New York City who take vacations together during each of the seasons. After this pattern has been established, Nick leaves his wife of 21 years, Anne, during the Spring trip to the cabin, for a much younger woman, Ginny. He then proceeds to bring Ginny on the Summer, Fall, and Winter vacation trips. This causes the other two couples to be uncomfortable, feeling as if they have betrayed their good friend Anne.
The Four Seasons was a critical and box office success. Produced on a budget of $6.5 million, the film grossed $50,427,646, making it the ninth highest grossing film of 1981. It holds an 86% "Fresh" rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.