Product Details

• Actors: Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson, Christopher McDonald
• Directors: Emile Ardolino
• Writers: Perry Howze, Randy Howze
• Producers: Andrew Bergman, Leslie Benziger, Mike Lobell, Neil A. Machlis
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: April 14, 1998
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767807596
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,290 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Chances Are" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Cybill Shepherd plays a pregnant woman whose husband is killed before their baby is born; once he gets to heaven, he begs for a chance to come back to her and his unborn child. The twist is that he returns in the form of Robert Downey Jr., boyfriend to Cybill's daughter (Mary Stuart Masterson). When the daughter brings him home from college, he gets his memory back--and starts coming on to her mom. Sounds like a Jerry Springer show--"Help! My dad has been reincarnated as my boyfriend!"--but this Emile Ardolino film actually has a passable amount of charm and wit, once it gets into gear. It gives you a sense of just how funny and charming Downey can be, given the right material. --Marshall Fine

Product Description
WHEN 23-YEAR-OLD ALEX FINCH ARRIVES ON THE SCENE OF WASHINGTON D.C. TO START HIS NEW LIFE AS A REPORTER, HE IS SUDDENLY BOMBARDED BY MEMORIES OF ANOTHER LIFETIME AND A WIFE HE NEVER KNEW HE HAD. A HEARTWARMING COMEDY THAT GIVES ROMANCE AN UNFORGETTABLE SECOND CHANCE.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet uplifting movie., September 17, 1999

By	Debbie (Keene, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chances Are [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Chances Are portrays the power of love and understanding in a comedic way. If you love good old sentimental movies with a splash of comedy, as well as a great soundtrack, check out Chances Are! Soundtrack includes Cher and Peter Cetera singing that popular and beautiful song After All, as well as Johnny Mathis' Chances Are and Rod Stewart's Forever Young.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its a very touching movie., August 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Chances Are [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Chances Are applies to all the people out there that believes that there is always a second chance for everything. The first time I watched this film,i loved it already. It tells us about a man who died right at the time that his wife is gonna have a baby. He begged the people up there to let him go back to his family again, and he came back as a guy who is so much younger than his wife. Cybill Sheperd was the perfect actress for the part of Carin and Robert Downey Jr showed that he is an actor worth of everybody's attention, he was perfect for the part of the reincarnated Louie.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Adorable!, May 4, 2001

By	Lisa Gansky "Book Lover" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is my favorite Robert Downey film. It's a completely sappy 80's movie, but that just gives it more charm.

Robert Downey plays a recent college grad (Louie) who is the reincarnated soul of Cybil Shephard's husband. When he meets her daughter, they hit it off. Louie begins remembering things from his former life, frightening the (still mourning over her husband) living daylights out of Corinne. Louie must prove to Corrine that he's not making everything up, or he'll lose her forever.

Excellent acting by the entire cast--Downey really shines. Any of you who stay in Monday nights because you don't want to miss Downey playing Larry Paul on Ally will love this movie!