''Second Thoughts'' is a 1983 American
comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
film directed by
Lawrence Turman
Lawrence Turman (born November 28, 1926) is an American former film producer.
Early life
Turman was born to a Jewish family.
Career
Turman was nominated for an Academy Award for ''The Graduate'' (1967). He has also produced such films as '' P ...
and starring
Lucie Arnaz
Lucie Désirée Arnaz (born July 17, 1951) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
Early life
Arnaz was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of acto ...
,
Craig Wasson
Craig Wasson (born March 15, 1954) is an American actor. He made his film debut in ''Rollercoaster'' (1977). He is best known for his roles as Jake Scully in Brian DePalma's ''Body Double'' (1984), and Neil Gordon in Chuck Russell's '' A Nightm ...
,
Ken Howard
Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr. (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in '' 1776'' and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show '' The Wh ...
and
Anne Schedeen
Luanne Ruth Schedeen (born January 8, 1949), known professionally as Anne Schedeen, is an American actress who worked primarily in television. She appeared in numerous guest-starring television roles in the 1970s before portraying the lead role ...
.
It was the second feature directed by Turman, who was better known as a producer.
Plot
Lawyer Amy finds herself
courted by two very different men: her client, a roguish
street musician
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named Will, and her old boyfriend John Michael. A curious triangle develops as Amy gets pregnant by Will and both men vie for her affections.
Cast
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Lucie Arnaz
Lucie Désirée Arnaz (born July 17, 1951) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
Early life
Arnaz was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of acto ...
as Amy
*
Craig Wasson
Craig Wasson (born March 15, 1954) is an American actor. He made his film debut in ''Rollercoaster'' (1977). He is best known for his roles as Jake Scully in Brian DePalma's ''Body Double'' (1984), and Neil Gordon in Chuck Russell's '' A Nightm ...
as Will
*
Ken Howard
Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr. (March 28, 1944 – March 23, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as Thomas Jefferson in '' 1776'' and as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves in the television show '' The Wh ...
as John Michael
*
Anne Schedeen
Luanne Ruth Schedeen (born January 8, 1949), known professionally as Anne Schedeen, is an American actress who worked primarily in television. She appeared in numerous guest-starring television roles in the 1970s before portraying the lead role ...
as Janis
* Arthur Rosenberg as Dr. Eastman
*
Peggy McCay
Margaret Ann "Peggy" McCay (November 3, 1927 – October 7, 2018) was an American actress whose career began in 1949, and includes theatre, television, soap operas, and feature films. McCay may be best known for originating the roles of Vanessa ...
as Dr. Carpenter
* Tammy Taylor as Sharon
* James O'Connell as Chief Staab
*
Louis Giambalvo
Louis Giambalvo (born February 8, 1945) is an American actor, frequently seen on television in guest roles.
Early life and education
Giambalvo was born and raised in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, where he attended Ca ...
as Sergeant Cabrillo
* Alex Kubik as Officer Behnke
*
Charles Lampkin
Charles Lampkin (1913–1989) was an American actor, musician and lecturer.
Early life
Charles Lampkin was born on March 17, 1913 in Ward 4 of Montgomery, Alabama. He was the third son of Edgar Lampkin and Sarah Bidell. His paternal lineage is ...
as Judge Richards
* Michael Prince as Alfred Venable
*
Susan Duvall
Tootsie Duvall (sometimes credited as Susan Duvall or Susan "Tootsie" Duvall) is an American film, theatre and television actress.
Early life
She was born Susan Steinweidle.
Career
In recent years, she is known for her role as Assistant Pri ...
as Trudy
*
Larry David
Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom ''Seinfeld'', on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seve ...
as Monroe Clark
*
Joseph Whipp
Joseph Whipp (born July 12, 1941) is an American actor who has starred in many films and starred on television. He is known for playing police officers in films and on television.
Career
Whipp taught drama at Carlmont High School in the 1970 ...
as Jailer
*
Annette McCarthy as Nurse
Production
Filming started late 1981 and was completed by February 1982. Much of the film was shot in Santa Fe.
Lucie Arnaz chose to do this film over ''
Poltergeist
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'' which she had also been offered because she believed it gave her a better acting opportunity.
Reception
The ''Los Angeles Times'' said the film "doesn't warrant a second thought".
['SECOND THOUGHTS': A MISCARRIAGE
Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times 11 Mar 1983: j2.]
References
External links
*
''Second Thoughts''at
TCMDB
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ...
''Second Thoughts''at BFI
1983 films
1980s romantic comedy-drama films
American romantic comedy-drama films
Films scored by Henry Mancini
Films shot in New Mexico
Universal Pictures films
EMI Films films
1983 comedy films
1983 drama films
1980s English-language films
1980s American films
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