Forget Paris
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by	Billy Crystal
Produced by	Billy Crystal
Written by	Billy Crystal Lowell Ganz Babaloo Mandel
Starring	Billy Crystal Debra Winger Joe Mantegna Cynthia Stevenson Richard Masur
Music by	Marc Shaiman
Cinematography	Don Burgess
Editing by	Kent Beyda
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	1995
Running time	101 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English
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Forget Paris is a 1995 film produced, directed, co-written by and starring Billy Crystal as an NBA referee and Debra Winger as an independent working woman whose lives are interrupted by love and marriage. It also stars Julie Kavner, Joe Mantegna, Richard Masur, Cynthia Stevenson and Cathy Moriarty. It's a comedy about a man and woman learning to compromise. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... Lowell Ganz (born August 31, 1948 in New York, New York) is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. ... Marc Babaloo Mandel (born: October 13, 1949 in New York City) is an American writer. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... Image:DebraWinger. ... Joe Mantegna as Detective Will Girardi in Joan of Arcadia Joe Mantegnas character, Fat Tony in The Simpsons Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr. ... Cynthia Stevenson as Joy Lass from Dead Like Me Cynthia Stevenson is an American actress born in Piedmont, California on 2 August 1962. ... Richard Masur (born 20 November 1948, New York, New York) is an actor who has starred in over 80 movies during his career. ... Marc Shaiman (born October 22, 1959) is a composer, lyricist, arranger and performer for films, television and theatre. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ... // March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation November - After a six-year hiatus, the James Bond film series resumes with the successful GoldenEye. ... For the American political commentator, see William Kristol. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... Image:DebraWinger. ... Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern on Rhoda in the 1970s, as an actress in several Woody Allen-directed films, and for providing the voice of Marge Simpson on the animated television show The... Joe Mantegna as Detective Will Girardi in Joan of Arcadia Joe Mantegnas character, Fat Tony in The Simpsons Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr. ... Richard Masur (born 20 November 1948, New York, New York) is an actor who has starred in over 80 movies during his career. ... Cynthia Stevenson as Joy Lass from Dead Like Me Cynthia Stevenson is an American actress born in Piedmont, California on 2 August 1962. ... Cathy Moriarty (born November 29, 1960, in New York City) is an American actress. ...

Plot

Mickey Gordon (Billy Crystal) is an NBA referee living the single life, who loves to travel and have fun. He flies to Paris to bury his father, but is detained because his father's casket is missing upon arrival. Ellen Andrews (Winger), an employee of the international airport, assists Mickey in retrieving the lost casket. They fall in love in the streets of Paris, but are separated when Mickey's father is found. They return to the reality of their normal lives, but can not seem to forget Paris. They ultimately reunite and marry. The film, told mostly in flashback by friends of the couple who gather at a restaurant, delves into the hardships of marriage and keeping the romance alive in a relationship.

Selected Cast

• Billy Crystal as Mickey Gordon
• Debra Winger as Ellen Andrews Gordon
• Joe Mantegna as Andy
• Cynthia Stevenson as Liz
• Richard Masur as Craig
• Julie Kavner as Lucy
• William Hickey as Arthur
• John Spencer as Jack
• Tom Wright as Tommy
• Cathy Moriarty as Lois
• Johnny Williams as Lou
• Robert Costanzo as Waiter

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NBA Star Cameos

During the scenes in which Mickey is working as a ref in the NBA, there are several real NBA players who play themselves. In the beginning of the movie, David Robinson and the San Antonio Spurs are playing Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle and the Phoenix Suns in a crucial game of the Western Conference Finals. Also in this scene is Kevin Johnson, and the Suns coach at the time, Paul Westphal. Later during the film, Mickey is an official in Kareem Abdul Jabbar's final game of his career. Due to him having a "bad day," Mickey throws Kareem out of the game for no apparent reason, then does the same to Detroit Pistons star Isiah Thomas, and then the entire roster of both teams. Also seen making some highlight plays are Reggie Miller, Tim Hardaway, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, 5 foot 7 guard Spud Webb, Bill Laimbeer, Bill Walton, Kurt Rambis, Charles Oakley, Sean Elliott, Marques Johnson and, while Mickey was watching a game at home on his couch, Michael Jordan on television.[1] David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965 in Key West, Florida) is a former NBA basketball player, who is often considered one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. ... Daniel Lewis Majerle (surname pronounced MAR-lee; b. ... The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team, based in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Kevin Maurice Johnson (born March 4, 1966 in Sacramento, California) is an American former National Basketball Association point guard who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns. ... Paul Westphal (born November 30, 1950 in Torrance, California) is a former basketball player and coach in the NBA. A native of California, Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a head coach. ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947 in New York City, New York) was a successful high school, collegiate, and professional basketball player. ... The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Isiah Lord Thomas III () (born April 30, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, and is currently the head coach and president of basketball operations for the NBAs New York Knicks (most likely will be fired shortly). ... Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. ... Timothy Duane Hardaway (born September 1, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former National Basketball Association player, who in his prime was one of the leagues best at the point guard position. ... Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-born American former professional basketball player. ... Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) is the General Manager of the Golden State Warriors and a former American basketball player. ... Spud Webb in the 1986 Slam Dunk Contest Anthony Jerome Spud Webb (born July 13, 1963 in Dallas, Texas) is an American former NBA basketball player. ... Bill Laimbeer at the White House after winning the WNBA Championship with the Detroit Shock. ... William Theodore Walton III, better known as Bill Walton (born November 5, 1952), is a former American basketball player and current television sportscaster. ... Darrell Kurt Rambis (born February 25, 1958 in Cupertino, California) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. ... Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a 6 9 former professional basketball player who played power forward and gained fame in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks in the early 1990s. ... Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968 in Tucson, Arizona) is a former NBA basketball player. ... Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 6, 1956 in Nachitoches, Louisiana) is a former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks (1977-84), Los Angeles Clippers (1984-87), and Golden State Warriors (1989-90). ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Forget Paris at the Internet Movie Database
• Forget Paris at All Movie Guide

• Rotten Tomatoes [2], "Forget Paris", May 4, 2007. Accessed May 4, 2007.