When Your Lover Leaves

Oct 31, 1983

1h 40m

★ 5.0

A personal story of triumph and hope.

Overview

Comedy about a woman dumped by her married boyfriend who gets involved in a short-lived relationship with a neighbor. When that also doesn't work out, she decides she must first do something to please herself.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Fair Dinkum Productions

Major H Productions

NBC

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Cast

Ronda Thompson

Valerie Perrine

Maude

Betty Thomas

Joe Masterson

David Ackroyd

Mack Sher

Ed O'Neill

Aaron Scott

Merritt Butrick

Richard Reese

Dwight Schultz

Gramps

Richard Hamilton

Louise Masterson

Shannon Wilcox

Ralph

Jack Riley

Greta

Lucille Benson

Flora

Penny Santon

Girl on Beach

Sarah Langenfeld

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