Once Around movie storyline. The Bellas are a close-knit family of Italian-Americans living in Boston, Massachusetts. Joe, the head of the family, owns a construction company. He’s been married to Marilyn for 34 years and they have 3 children—Tony, Renata and Jan. Jan is about to get married, leading Renata to wonder why boyfriend Rob has not yet proposed to her. Once Rob reveals that he never plans on marrying her, she leaves him and moves back in with her parents.
Renata travels to the Caribbean, where she takes a course on selling condominiums. She meets Sam Sharpe, a highly successful salesman who makes a speech at a training seminar. They become instantly attracted and Sam accompanies her back to Boston, where Renata introduces him to her family. A chain-smoking, abrasive Sam is overly eager to please. While the majority of the Bellas give Sam a chance, Jan seems to have a particular dislike of him. This upsets Renata and the siblings’ rapport becomes strained. Jan eventually apologizes and gives Renata her blessing.
Once Around is a 1991 romantic comedy-drama film about a young woman who falls for and eventually marries an overbearing older man who proceeds to rub her close-knit family the wrong way, while exposing the dynamics of other family members along the way. It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny Aiello, Laura San Giacomo and Gena Rowlands and was written by Malia Scotch Marmo and directed by Lasse Hallström.
Once Around (1991)
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny Aiello, Laura San Giacomo, Greg Germann, Gena Rowlands, Roxanne Hart, Danton Stone, Griffin Dunne, Myra Taylor
Screenplay by: Malia Scotch Marmo
Production Design by: David Gropman
Cinematography by: Theo van de Sande
Film Editing by: Andrew Mondshein
Costume Design by: Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Set Decoration by: Gretchen Rau
Art Direction by: Dan Davis
Music by: James Horner
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: January 18, 1991
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