Curtain Call (1998 film)

Curtain Call is a 1998 romantic comedy directed by Peter Yates, photographed by Sven Nykvist and edited by Hughes Winborne. It stars James Spader, Polly Walker, Michael Caine and Maggie Smith.^[1] The film was later re-released under the title It All Came True. It was to be Peter Yates' last film made for cinema, although in most markets it went directly to TV or home video.^[2]

Curtain Call (It All Came True)
Directed by	Peter Yates
Written by	Andrew S. Karsch Todd Alcott
Produced by	Andrew S. Karsch
Starring	James Spader Michael Caine Maggie Smith Polly Walker
Cinematography	Sven Nykvist
Edited by	Hughes Winborne
Music by	Richard Hartley
Production company	Longfellow Productions
Distributed by	Ardustry
Release date	December 5, 1998 (1998-12-05) (US)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Stevenson Lowe (James Spader) has a publishing business that's in trouble and a girlfriend (Polly Walker), who is also being pursued by a U.S. Senator (Sam Shepard). Stevenson buys a townhouse, for himself, which disappoints her. A pair of quarrelsome ghosts, Max Gale (Michael Caine) and Lily Marlowe (Maggie Smith), who once worked in the theatre, now quarrel with each other while advising Stevenson why marriage is a bad idea.

Cast

• James Spader as Stevenson Lowe
• Polly Walker as Julia
• Michael Caine as Max Gale
• Maggie Smith as Lily Marlowe
• Buck Henry as Charles Van Allsburg
• Sam Shepard as Will Dodge
• Frank Whaley as Brett Conway
• Marcia Gay Harden as Michelle Tippet
• Frances Sternhagen as Amy
• Phyllis Somerville as Gladys
• Julianne Nicholson as Sandra Hewson
• Susan Berman as Miriam