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When a Man Loves a Woman
Synopsis
A dramatic treatment of a family torn apart by alcoholism and recovering from it, this was a star vehicle for popular actress Meg Ryan, who plays Alice Green, a school counselor who has a serious drinking problem. Her husband is Michael (Andy Garcia), an airline pilot. Though she's lighthearted and loving, Alice is often reckless and, when drunk, even neglects her children, nine-year-old daughter Jess (Tina Majorino) from a previous marriage, and four-year-old daughter Casey (Mae Whitman), whose father is Michael. After an accident, Alice realizes that she has hit bottom and goes into a clinic for rehab. When she returns home, she has kicked her addiction and has become independent and strong, and her perfectionist, controlling husband has trouble adjusting. Michael is used to his wife being weak and helpless, and they end up seeing a marriage counselor to recover from Michael's co-dependency on Alice's role as an alcoholic.~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Luis Mandoki,
  • Writer:
    Al Franken, Ronald Bass,
  • Producer:
    Jordan Kerner, Jon Avnet,
  • Cinematographer:
    Lajos Koltai,
  • Editor:
    Garth Craven,
  • Executive Producer:
    Al Franken, Simon Maslow, Ronald Bass,
  • Cast:
    Andy García, Mae Whitman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Meg Ryan, Ellen Burstyn, Tina Majorino, Lauren Tom,
  • Associate Producer:
    Salli Newman,
  • Assistant Editor:
    Kathryn Camp, Laura M. Grody,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Steve Danton,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Bruce Carter,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    Shery Blanc,
  • Co-Producer:
    C. Tad Devlin, Susan Merzbach,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    George Watters II,
  • Camera Operator:
    Michael St. Hilaire,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Cynthia Upstill,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Robert Deschaine,
  • Boom Operator:
    Joseph F. Brennan,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Gary A. Krakoff,
  • First Assistant Camera:
    Ken Nishino,
  • Location Manager:
    Robin Citrin,
  • Production Coordinator:
    Nancy Jane King,
  • Property Master:
    Steven M. Levine,
  • Sound Editor:
    Karen Spangenberg, Midge Costin, Gary Wright, Teri E. Dorman, R.J. Palmer, F. Hudson Miller,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Leonard Engelman, Rick Sharp,
  • Foley Editor:
    Fred Burke, Victoria Martin, Jim Likowski,
  • Key Costumer:
    Gail Just,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Dean A. Zupancic, Rick Ash,
  • ADR Supervisor:
    Juno J. Ellis,
  • Cableman:
    Richard Kite,
  • Screenplay:
    Al Franken, Ronald Bass,
  • Foley Mixer:
    David Gertz,
  • Key Grip:
    Herb Ault,
  • Set Designer:
    Stan Tropp,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Randy Lewis,
  • Electrician:
    Frank R. Jimenez Jr., Jeffrey W. Petersen, John W. Brumshagen, Marcus Robertson,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Daniel Craven,
  • Stunts:
    Erik Cord, Troy Gilbert, Maria R. Kelly,
  • Video Assist Operator:
    Steven J. Mikolas,
  • ADR Editor:
    Beth Bergeron, Denise Horta,
  • Grip:
    Larry McCarron, David Morrison, Dustin Ault,
  • Choreographer:
    Miranda Garrison,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Zbigniew Preisner,
  • Art Direction:
    Steve Saklad,
  • Production Design:
    Stuart Wurtzel,
  • Negative Cutter:
    Theresa Repola Mohammed,
  • Hairstylist:
    Colleen Callaghan, K.G. Ramsey,
  • Costume Design:
    Linda M. Bass,
  • Best Boy Electric:
    Rod Robertson,
  • ADR Voice Casting:
    Barbara Harris,
  • Wardrobe Supervisor:
    Diane Crooke,
  • Second Assistant Camera:
    Dennis Seawright,
  • Dolly Grip:
    R. Scott Judge,
  • Still Photographer:
    Peter Sorel,
  • Additional Editor:
    Samuel Craven,
  • Set Costumer:
    Quirina L. Munoz,
  • Best Boy Grip:
    Kenneth E. King,
  • Casting:
    Amanda Mackey, Cathy Sandrich Gelfond,
  • Key Rigging Grip:
    Russ St. John,
  • Color Timer:
    Gloria Kaiser,
  • Transportation Coordinator:
    Eddie Lee Voelker,
  • Production Accountant:
    Lori Koravos,
  • Camera Loader:
    Vincent Mata,
  • Set Dressing Buyer:
    Andrea Mae Fenton,
  • Production Manager:
    C. Tad Devlin,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    James Robinson II,
  • Set Decoration:
    Kara Lindstrom,
  • Supervising Music Editor:
    Roy Prendergast,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Thomas Causey,
  • Chief Lighting Technician:
    Robert Jason,
  • Leadman:
    David C. Potter,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Mickey Gilbert,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    Thomas R. Ward,

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