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''She'll Take Romance'' (alternate title: ''I'll Take Romance'') is a 1990 American
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starring
Linda Evans Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad; November 18, 1942) is a retired American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s, she played Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck), in the Wes ...
,
Tom Skerritt Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthroug ...
and
Larry Poindexter Larry Poindexter (born December 16, 1959) is an American actor and singer. Early life Poindexter was born in Dallas, Texas on December 16, 1959. Career He may be best known for his role in 2003's '' S.W.A.T.'', in which he played by-the-book ...
. It was broadcast on
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on November 25, 1990.


Synopsis

Linda Evans Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad; November 18, 1942) is a retired American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s, she played Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck), in the Wes ...
plays Jane McMillan, a
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TV
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. Jane is assigned to host a contest to find the most romantic man in
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. Her boyfriend, played by
Tom Skerritt Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthroug ...
, is a nice but boring judge, who spends most of the time on the sidelines.
Heather Tom Heather Tom (born November 4, 1975) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her roles as Victoria Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1990 to 2003), Kelly Cramer on ''One Life to Live'' and ''All My Children'' (2003 to ...
plays Caroline, Jane's
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-obsessed daughter, who urges her mother to find someone more "dynamic". ''She'll Take Romance'' was filmed on location in
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,
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.


Cast

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Linda Evans Linda Evans (born Linda Evenstad; November 18, 1942) is a retired American actress known primarily for her roles on television. In the 1960s, she played Audra Barkley, the daughter of Victoria Barkley (played by Barbara Stanwyck), in the Wes ...
- Jane McMillan *
Tom Skerritt Thomas Roy Skerritt (born August 25, 1933) is an American actor and director, who has appeared in over 170 film and television productions since 1962. The beginning of his film career coincided with the New Hollywood movement, with a breakthroug ...
- Judge Warren Danvers *
Larry Poindexter Larry Poindexter (born December 16, 1959) is an American actor and singer. Early life Poindexter was born in Dallas, Texas on December 16, 1959. Career He may be best known for his role in 2003's '' S.W.A.T.'', in which he played by-the-book ...
- Mike Heller *
DeLane Matthews DeLane Matthews (born August 7, 1961) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Beth Barry in the CBS television sitcom '' Dave's World'' from 1993 to 1997. Life and career DeLane Matthews was raised in northern Florida. She m ...
- April August *
Heather Tom Heather Tom (born November 4, 1975) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her roles as Victoria Newman on ''The Young and the Restless'' (1990 to 2003), Kelly Cramer on ''One Life to Live'' and ''All My Children'' (2003 to ...
- Caroline McMillan


References

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I'll Take Romance
at NYTimes.com * 1990 television films 1990 films 1990 comedy films American comedy television films Films shot in Washington (state) ABC Motion Pictures films Films directed by Piers Haggard 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language comedy films {{1990s-US-comedy-film-stub