Chances Are (D.C. Onscreen, Part 4)

Our D.C. Onscreen series takes us to Georgetown as we look at the reincarnation romance of Emile Ardolino's 1989 film Chances Are! Join in as we discuss our favorite afterlife bureaucracies, Yale's draconian library fees, and the performances by Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, and Mary Stuart Masterson. Plus: Why didn't the mobster just kill Louie (Christopher Macdonald)? Has Alex (Downey) ever been to a doctor? How long does Corinne (Shepherd) leave out food for her dead husband? And, most importantly, what should you do with baby teeth? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next episode: Dick (1999)--------------------------------------------Key sources and links for this episode:Desson Howe's review in the Washington PostRita Kempley's review in the Washington PostRoger Ebert's 3.5-star reviewJanet Maslin's review in the New York Times"Movie Motors: Four-Wheeled Actors Set the Scene in these D.C. Films" (Washington Post)"Inside Anthony Michael Hall's Relationship with Robert Downey Jr." (The List)