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1993·Comedy·1h 40m
7.0
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.
Directed by Luis Mandoki

Cast

Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith
Billie Dawn
John Goodman
John Goodman
Harry Brock
Don Johnson
Don Johnson
Paul Verrall
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
Ed Deverey
Max Perlich
Max Perlich
JJ
Michael Ensign
Michael Ensign
Phillipe
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
Senator Hedges
Celeste Yarnall
Celeste Yarnall
Mrs. Hedges
Nora Dunn
Nora Dunn
Cynthia Schreiber
Ted Raimi
Ted Raimi
Cynthia's Assistant
Rondi Reed
Rondi Reed
Victoria Penny
Matthew Faison
Matthew Faison
Congressman Hulse

Crew

Luis Mandoki
Luis Mandoki
Director
Douglas McGrath
Douglas McGrath
Screenplay
George Fenton
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Lajos Koltai
Lajos Koltai
Director of Photography
Naomi Donne
Naomi Donne
Makeup Artist
Colleen Atwood
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
Theatre Play
Richard Patrick
Richard Patrick
Second Assistant Director

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10 reviews
Mostly Aidan
Mostly Aidan
Born Yesterday
Some moments I laugh at, but most of it is shit, but hey, Melanie Griffith was in it so that's nice
Some moments I laugh at, but most of it is shit, but hey, Melanie Griffith was in it so that's nice
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Ella Rogers
Ella Rogers
Born Yesterday
“You think dumb people make this much money?”

-“I think only a dumb person would think money makes him smart.”
“You think dumb people make this much money?”

-“I think only a dumb person would think money makes him smart.”
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Sadie
Born Yesterday
I wanted so badly to like this movie more than I did. Unfortunately, it had no sense of pacing, cardboard characters, and entirely lacked a coherent timeline of events.

Melanie Griffith was delightful as always, a definite bright spot in the film, and I honestly think the Constitutional Amendments sung to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" scene should be shown in AP U.S. History and/or AP Government classes, but on the whole, unless you have a compulsive need to watch romantic comedies like I do, I think you can safely skip this flick.
I wanted so badly to like this movie more than I did. Unfortunately, it had no sense of pacing, cardboard characters, and entirely lacked a coherent timeline of events.

Melanie Griffith was delightful as always, a definite bright spot in the film, and I honestly think the Constitutional Amendments sung to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" scene should be shown in AP U.S. History and/or AP Government classes, but on the whole, unless you have a compulsive need to watch romantic comedies like I do, I think you can safely skip this flick.
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Tucker Clement
Tucker Clement
Born Yesterday
the worst soundtrack ever probably? like a drunk jazz pianist slammed on the keys a few times and decided to make it the score. Made the whole movie unwatchable.
the worst soundtrack ever probably? like a drunk jazz pianist slammed on the keys a few times and decided to make it the score. Made the whole movie unwatchable.
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Jack
Jack
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