The Personals

Oct 1, 1982

1h 32m

★ 3.0

Discover a new way to fall in love.

Overview

A touching yet humorous tale of a divorced man searching for love in the personals column and finding out about life in the process.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

MPI Home Video

Blueline Productions

Markle Productions

The Personals Trailers

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Cast

Bill

Bill Schoppert

Adrienne

Karen Landry

Paul

Paul Eiding

David

Michael Laskin

Shelly

Victoria Dakil

Jennifer

Chris Forth

Jay

Patrick Thomas O'Brien

Marriage counsellor

Claudia Bloch

Radio announcer (voice)

Steve Cannon

Sarah Nolan is a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well-meaning family. As she braves a series of hilarious disastrous mismatches and first dates, Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love.

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