Search - Neil Simon's Jake's Women on DVD

Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1996 DVD Release: 10/05/2004 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: Platinum Disc Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Marriage Drama

Assembled by the same team responsible for "The Hallmark Hall of Fame", this TV adaptation of Neil Simon's hit play Jake's Woman stars Alan Alda, recreating his Broadway role as Simon-esque writer Jake. Mired in an unhappy marriage with current spouse Maggie (Anne Archer), Jake tries to cope with his wife's insistence on a trial separation by conjuring up images of the other women in his life: his late wife Julie (Mira Sorvino), his confused daughter Molly (Kimberly Williams), his neurotic sister Karen (Julie Kavner) and his analyst Edith (Joyce Van Patten). Putting his literary skills to good use, Jake carries on imaginary conversations with these ladies, hoping that they will help him sort out his problems. The trouble begins when the spectres of Jake's Women begin showing up without his bidding, insisting upon debating and arguing with the poor fellow even as he tries to pursue a new romance with his current flame Sheila (Lolita Davidovich). Neil Simon's Jake's Women (the official title) first aired March 3, 1996 on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Alan Alda - Jake
Anne Archer - Maggie
Lolita Davidovich - Sheila
Julie Kavner - Karen
Mira Sorvino - Julie

When the pressures of day-to-day life become too much to bear for a writer who claims that his mind has a mind of its own, he retreats into a fantasy world of his own creation in this touching comedy drama from Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Neil Simon. To Jake (Alan Alda), a day spent writing is a not so much work as it is a chance to escape the many strains of modern living. Though his rich fantasy world frequently seeps into his hectic reality, Jake often finds that life's truths are best revealed when he simply allows his imagination to wander - especially when dealing with the opposite sex. As the characters he creates become as real to Jake as the people closest to him, his hyperactive mind affords him the luxury of viewing life's troubles from a new and unique perspective. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide