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Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

1993, Movie, 1h 40min

A rich millionaire hires a sophisticated journalist to bring his somewhat dim-witted girlfriend up to the level of his peers. He fears that the showgirl's lack of etiquette may damage his own social reputation and tries to change her — but fails to realise that her enhanced eloquence will empower her to voice her own strong opinions.

Country: United States

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Cast:

Edward Herrmann,

Melanie Griffith

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6.0

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Critic Kim Newman

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6

This version has great casting, canny scripting and only fair direction, but still jollies along nicely.

Read full review at Empire

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