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Same Time, Next Year (1978)

PG  |   |  Comedy, Drama, Romance  |  23 April 1979 (Spain)
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A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner. Although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have ... See full summary »

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About two friends who meet on the same weekend each year.

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A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner. Although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each year. Originally a stage play, the two are seen changing, years apart, always in the same room in different scenes. Each of them always appears on schedule, but as time goes on each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

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Anniversaries should be spent with the one you love... Even if you aren't married to them. See more »

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El año que viene a la misma hora  »

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Director Robert Mulligan did not see the "Same Time, Next Year" stage play (it was still being performed when this film was in development and shot). Mulligan wished to have an unaffected vision for the film but this was a bone of contention for source playwright Bernard Slade. See more »

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In the 1966 sequence, George refers to voting for Barry Goldwater, because his son has just died in Vietnam and says that they had received the news at the most recent 4th of July sometime in the last few months. Goldwater was a Presidential candidate in 1964 - two years before. He would have voted for Goldwater two years before his son died. See more »

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Doris: [after nearly getting caught by the in-keeper] Oh, good, he didn't ask about the girdle.
George: What?
Doris: The girdle!
George: [looks down, notices her girdle poking out of his pocket] Oh, great! Now he probably thinks I'm a homo!
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References The Seven Year Itch (1955) See more »

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The Last Time I Felt Like This
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
Performed by Johnny Mathis and Jane Olivor
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A Timeless Film, never outdated always one for the romantics
11 April 2004 | by (Wagga Wagga Australia) – See all my reviews

I'm an old romantic, and the thought that something like this could happen to me fills me with emotion. Most men would say that this is a chick flick and not give it a second look, but if they would take the time and watch it through they would see more than just a little of their own fantasies wrapped up in this package. The movie is full of some very powerfully emotive scenes, and as masculine as I like to think I am it has me on the verge of tears more than once. A wonderful movie with two great actors, can't wait for the DVD my tape is getting thin.


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