Sweet Liberty (1986) is an American comedy film written and directed by Alan Alda, and starring Alda in the lead role, alongside Michael Caine and Michelle Pfeiffer, with support from Bob Hoskins and Lillian Gish.
College history professor Michael Burgess sees his fact-based historical novel about the American Revolutionary War bought by Hollywood and turned into a steamy tale of lust and betrayal with two huge stars, the egotistical lothario Ell...
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Sweet Liberty (1986) is an American comedy film written and directed by Alan Alda, and starring Alda in the lead role, alongside Michael Caine and Michelle Pfeiffer, with support from Bob Hoskins and Lillian Gish.
College history professor Michael Burgess sees his fact-based historical novel about the American Revolutionary War bought by Hollywood and turned into a steamy tale of lust and betrayal with two huge stars, the egotistical lothario Elliott James and the seemingly sweet Method actress Faith Healy.
As the film crew comes to town to shoot on location, Michael becomes increasingly exasperated as his novel gets mauled beyond all recognition by a low-brow scriptwriter and a condescending director. They want a Hollywood version of history, complete with violence, nudity and a total distortion of the truth.
While both stars argue for more screen time, Michael must also deal with his ancient mother Cecelia and his girlfriend Gretchen. He has been trying to persuade Gretchen to live...
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