MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Luis Mandoki
Genres: Comedy Drama, Romance
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This 1993 remake of the 1950 film Born Yesterday (based on the 1946 Garson_Kanin stage play) was retooled as a star vehicle for then-marrieds Melanie_Griffith and Don_Johnson. Roughneck self-made millionaire Harry Brock (John_Goodman) wants to become a powerful Washington lobbyist. Brock's efforts to hobnob with DC uppercrust are compromised by his brash, embarrassingly vulgar mistress Billie Dawn (Melanie_Griffith). He'd like to unload the ex-chorus girl, but he thinks he's in love: besides, she knows too much about his crooked dealings to be running around loose. Thus, Brock hires bookish Paul Verrall (Don_Johnson) to educate Billie. Verrall does his job amazingly well, awakening Billie to her responsibilities as a loyal, honest American: along the way, the two fall in love. Featured in the cast are Washington Post editor Ben_Bradlee and his star reporter (and wife) Sally_Quinn, cast as DC power brokers. Also appearing in a small role is 1960s starlet Celeste_Yarnell. Hal Erickson, Rovi


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