Born Yesterday (1993 film)

Born Yesterday
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Luis Mandoki
Written by	Garson Kanin (play) Douglas McGrath
Produced by	Stratton Leopold D. Constantine Conte Chris Soldo Stephen Traxler
Starring	Melanie Griffith John Goodman Don Johnson Edward Herrmann
Cinematography	Lajos Koltai
Edited by	Lesley Walker
Music by	George Fenton
Production companies	Hollywood Pictures Touchwood Pacific Partners I
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	March 26, 1993 (1993-03-26)
Running time	100 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$17,952,857

Born Yesterday is a 1993 film based on Born Yesterday, a play by Garson Kanin. The film stars Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson. It was adapted by Douglas McGrath and directed by Luis Mandoki.

This version is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name that starred Broderick Crawford, Judy Holliday (in an Oscar-winning performance) and William Holden.

Plot

A wealthy but crude businessman, Harry Brock, on a trip to the nation's capital, is socially embarrassed by his ditzy and rather uncultured showgirl blonde girlfriend, Billie Dawn. He hires a reporter, Paul Verrall, to "teach her the ropes."

Harry comes to regret it when Billie not only becomes more savvy, questioning his unscrupulous deals and refusing to cooperate in ways she normally would, but also falls in love with Paul.

Cast

• Melanie Griffith as Billie Dawn
• John Goodman as Harry Brock
• Don Johnson as Paul Verrall
• Edward Herrmann as Ed Devery
• Max Perlich as JJ
• Michael Ensign as Phillipe
• Benjamin C. Bradlee as Alex Duffee, Sect. of the Navy
• Sally Quinn as Beatrice Duffee
• Fred Dalton Thompson as Sen. Hedges
• Celeste Yarnall as Mrs. Hedges

Reception

Reviews to Born Yesterday were mostly negative, as it holds a 23% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Melanie Griffith was nominated for the 1993 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance in the film, where she lost to Madonna for her work in Body of Evidence.

External links

• Born Yesterday at IMDb
• Born Yesterday at Rotten Tomatoes
• Born Yesterday at Box Office Mojo