Product Details

• Actors: Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin, Beverly Garland, Steven Hill
• Directors: Claudia Weill
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• VHS Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302797454
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,934 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Two events force Kate (Jill Clayburgh) to confront the dissatisfactions of her life: her father's impending wedding and a job offer that would take her from Chicago to New York. Her relationship with Homer (Charles Grodin) is pleasant but shallow. When she meets Ben (Michael Douglas) at the wedding's rehearsal dinner--he's her future stepbrother--there's an immediate spark. They flirt on the way home, finding themselves in an arcade where they both prove to be intensely competitive. Their first encounter gets a little prickly, but soon they find their relationship taking a deeper and more complicated turn. It's My Turn would never be made now; too many scenes of people talking, too many unresolved questions. But the movie's attention to the details of human interaction, particularly the negotiations around a sexual encounter, make it richly rewarding. Douglas gives a strong performance and Clayburgh is superb; it's delightful to rediscover how smart and sexy she could be. There's a general impression that dozens of women-centered movies were made in the late 1970s, but in fact movies that explore life from a woman's point of view are rare. More impressive, though, It's My Turn was written and directed by women, and the male characters are as fully developed and multidimensional as the women. It's a small movie--it covers a weekend in Kate's life and no tumultuous decisions are made--but within that short span, a lot of life takes place. --Bret Fetzer

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A funny love story, July 31, 2005

By	andy8047 (Nokomis,Florida) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Yes,this is a funny love story. Kate Gunzinger(Jill Clayburgh) is a mathematics professor who flies to New York for her father's wedding. The wedding was never seen. She meets and falls in love with her father's fiancee's son Ben Lewin(Michael Douglas),a retired baseball player(injury forced the retirement). Charles Grodin is Homer,Kate's roommate whom she shares an apartment with in Los Angeles. However,in one scene,Ben plays in an all-star game with various real-life MLB alumni(those as themselves). Rounding out the cast are Dianne Wiest(FOOTLOOSE),Daniel Stern(BREAKING AWAY,MY BLUE HEAVEN,HOME ALONE 1 & 2,CITY SLICKERS 1 & 2) and Charles Kimbrough(TV's Murphy Brown). The theme song was a hit for Diana Ross in 1980 when this film was theatrically released. The soundtrack album is long out-of-print and was never re-issued on CD. The song appears on several compilations,though.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good, January 23, 2003

By	Janice M. Keough (Cumberland, RI United States) - See all my reviews

This is an engaging, thoughtful, funny film. Jill Clayburgh seems at ease with being ill-at-ease and it's fun to watch her struggle as the Michael Douglas character enters her life. Douglas, as usual, adds his own brand of male energy as the baseball star whose injuries have forced his retirement. Also, Charles Grodin is wonderful as the rejected lover.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very sweet film, June 30, 1999

By	Tasha D. Staggers (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jill Clayburgh is this film. It has a wonderful clamness to it and you can sit down and really enjoy watching it. Michael Douglas is great as the love interest. Those who are Yankee fans will love the shots of Yankee Stadium.