Love Affair
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship sent to take them to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up but the other doesn't. However, a chance meeting brings them together again.
Critics Sentiment
Mike and Terry visit his elderly aunt Ginny on Moorea
Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on the flight to Sydney
The film dramatically improves when Katherine Hepburn appears as Aunt Ginny, jumping from the poorly received opening to one of the film's strongest segments.
Love Affair starts poorly with an annoying opening that many critics found contrived and badly edited. The film transforms when Katherine Hepburn appears, providing its emotional and artistic peak before settling into a competent but unremarkable remake that faithfully recreates the classic story without matching its impact. While the ending manages to move some viewers, most critics felt the leads lacked the chemistry and dramatic power to make this version truly memorable.
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Warren Beatty
Mike Gambril
Annette Bening
Terry McKay
Katharine Hepburn
Ginny
Garry Shandling
Kip DeMay
Chloe Webb
Tina Wilson
Pierce Brosnan
Ken Allen
Kate Capshaw
Lynn Weaver
Paul Mazursky
Herb Stillman
Brenda Vaccaro
Nora Stillman
Glenn Shadix
Anthony Rotundo
Barry Miller
Robert Crosley
Harold Ramis
Sheldon Blumenthal
Linda Wallem
Lorraine
Meagen Fay
SSA Flight Attendant
Ray Girardin
Wally Tripp
John Hostetter
Ben
Elya Baskin
Ship Captain
Boris Lee Krutonog
Second Officer
Savely Kramarov
Cable Officer
Oleg Vidov
Russian Businessman
Crew
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