Born Yesterday (1993 film)

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Luis Mandoki
Screenplay by	Douglas McGrath
Based on	Born Yesterday; 1946 play; by Garson Kanin
Produced by	Stratton Leopold; D. Constantine Conte; Chris Soldo; Stephen Traxler
Starring	Melanie Griffith; John Goodman; Don Johnson; Edward Herrmann;
Cinematography	Lajos Koltai
Edited by	Lesley Walker
Music by	George Fenton
Production; companies	Hollywood Pictures; Touchwood Pacific Partners I
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	March 26, 1993;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$17,952,857

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, as it holds a 25% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes 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."^[1] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B+" on scale of A+ to F.^[2]

Melanie Griffith was nominated for the

Madonna for her work in Body of Evidence

.