Chances Are (film)

Chances Are is a 1989 romantic fantasy comedy film about a man who dies, is reincarnated, and accidentally falls in love with the daughter he left behind in his past life. Directed by Emile Ardolino. Written by Perry Howze and Randy Howze. Dialogue [first lines] Philip Train: [Philip the best friend and best man, tells Louie the groom, he's in love with Corinne the soon-to-be married bride] Louie. There's something I have to tell you. Louie Jeffries: [as Corinne walks up the aisle in her wedding dress] Now? Philip Train: I'm in love with Corinne. Louie Jeffries: [Louie smiles not taking his eyes off Corinne] I know. [Alex meets the woman in the bookstore after some books fall] Woman in the bookstore: This your first time as a human? Alex Finch: What? Woman in the bookstore: [the woman takes a guess as to what Alex was in a previous life] I'm getting a strong German Shepherd vibration. Alex Finch: Uh... I used to be a lawyer. Woman in the bookstore: [the woman frowns] Oh. Close! [the woman in the bookstore asks Alex who he was before] Woman in the bookstore: Who were you? Alex Finch: Oh, me? I was no-one special. Woman in the bookstore: Oh, we're all special! Alex Finch: I mean, I wasn't Cleopatra or Hannibal or someone great or famous. Woman in the bookstore: [the woman chuckles] Well, I know you weren't Cleopatra. I was! [Philip tells Corinne and Alex the things he believes in to be real] Philip Train: Now, look, I'm just a dumb newspaperman. I believe Monday follows Sunday, I believe that summer follows spring. I believe in God and glasnost I believe in things you can touch. Cast Cybill Shepherd as Corinne Jeffries Robert Downey Jr. as Alex Finch/Louis Jeffries III Ryan O'Neal as Phillip Train Mary Stuart Masterson as Miranda Jeffries Christopher McDonald as Louis Jeffries Josef Sommer as Judge Harrison Fenwick Joe Grifasi as Omar Henderson Forsythe as Ben Bradlee Fran Ryan as Mavis Talmadge James Noble as Dr. Bailey Marc McClure as Richard Susan Ruttan as Woman in the Bookstore Mimi Kennedy as Sally Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Handy Dennis Patrick as Archibald Blair Martin Garner as Mr. Zellerbach Gianni Russo as Anthony Bonino Lester Lanin as Conductor External links Category:1989 American films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:Romantic fantasy films Category:Fantasy-comedy films Category:Films about reincarnation Category:Films set in Washington, D.C. Category:Films directed by Emile Ardolino