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Born Yesterday is a 1993 American comedy film based on Born Yesterday, a play by Garson Kanin. It stars Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson. It was adapted by Douglas McGrath and directed by Luis Mandoki.
It is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name that starred Broderick Crawford, Judy Holliday (in an Oscar-winning performance) and William Holden.




Plot



A wealthy but crude businessman, Harry Brock, on a trip to the nation's capital, is socially embarrassed by his ditzy, uncultured showgirl girlfriend, Billie Dawn. He hires a reporter, Paul Verrall, to educate her ("teach her the ropes").
Harry comes to regret his idea when Billie not only becomes more savvy, questioning his unscrupulous deals and rebelling against his bullying, but also falls in love with Paul.




Cast


Melanie Griffith as Billie Dawn
John Goodman as Harry Brock
Don Johnson as Paul Verrall
Edward Herrmann as Ed Devery
Max Perlich as JJ
Fred Dalton Thompson as Sen. Hedges
Nora Dunn as Cynthia Screiber
Michael Ensign as Phillipe
Benjamin C. Bradlee as Alex Duffee, Sect. of the Navy
Sally Quinn as Beatrice Duffee
Celeste Yarnall as Mrs. Hedges
Rondi Reed as Victoria Penny
Kate McGregor-Stewart as Mrs. Hulse




Reception


Reviews to Born Yesterday were mostly negative. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 25% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "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." Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B+" on scale of A+ to F.
Melanie Griffith was nominated for the 1993 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her performance in the film, where she lost to Madonna for her work in Body of Evidence.




References






External links



Born Yesterday at IMDb
Born Yesterday at AllMovie
Born Yesterday at the TCM Movie Database
Born Yesterday at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Born Yesterday at Rotten Tomatoes
Born Yesterday at Box Office Mojo

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