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Born Yesterday

Play trailer Poster for Born Yesterday PG,  1993,  1h 41m,  Romance/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 27% 26 Reviews Tomatometer 27% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
27% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 27% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A scrap-metal tycoon (John Goodman) turned real-estate mogul pays a Washington newsman (Don Johnson) to educate his feisty girlfriend (Melanie Griffith).
Born Yesterday

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Critics Consensus

Not even Melanie Griffith's charisma can inject fresh energy into this ill-conceived remake, which awkwardly retreads through the classic original's story without any of its charm.

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Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Jan 11, 2023
2/4
Reborn too late. Melanie Griffith is fine playing the beautiful-but-dumb (or is she?) role that Judy Holliday originated, but the film Is a dated vehicle. Go to Full Review
Leonard Klady Variety Jan 11, 2008
The verdict on the makeover is not all good news. Go to Full Review
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Jan 11, 2008
The gin rummy game with Griffith and Goodman instead of Holliday and Crawford is enough to ruin a night out. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Oct 13, 2022
2.5/4
...a briskly-paced comedy that benefits substantially from its winning performances... Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 10, 2020
5/10
Since the adherence to the source material is pretty close, there aren't many surprises. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net Feb 21, 2020
I watched the 1993 remake of Born Yesterday and boy was that a dud. Go to Full Review
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Leia W Oct 25, 2016 One of my all time favorite movies! I love the cast, especially Melanie Griffith and John Goodman!
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Luis Mandoki

Director

Melanie Griffith

Emma 'Billy' Dawn

John Goodman

Harry Brock

Don Johnson

Paul Verrall

Edward Herrmann

Ed Devery

Max Perlich

JJ

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Born Yesterday

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Movie Info

Synopsis A scrap-metal tycoon (John Goodman) turned real-estate mogul pays a Washington newsman (Don Johnson) to educate his feisty girlfriend (Melanie Griffith).
Director
Luis Mandoki
Producer
D. Constantine Conte
Screenwriter
Garson Kanin, Douglas McGrath
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Hollywood Pictures, Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
Rating
PG (Scene of Abusive Behavior|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 26, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.8M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround
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