Starting Over Handmade

Action star Burt Reynolds proved himself equally adept at romantic comedy with this sparkler from director Alan J. Pakula and scripter James L. Brooks. Magazine writer Phil Potter (Reynolds) finds himself ditched by wife Jessica (Candice Bergen) as she opts to pursue a singing/songwriting career, so he finds solace in a support group and in the arms of nursery school teacher Marilyn Holmburg (Jill Clayburgh). With Charles Durning, Mary Kay Place, Francis Sternhagen, Austin Pendleton. 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles: English; audio commentary.