Film

Scent of a Woman

1992 · 2h 36m · Drama

Frank Slade has a plan. It includes a weekend of fast cars, the tango, high living and a loaded forty five. And Charlie is coming along for the ride.

IMDb

8.0

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

57

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Al Pacino

Lt. Col. Frank Slade

Chris O'Donnell

Charlie Simms

James Rebhorn

Mr. Trask

Gabrielle Anwar

Donna

Philip Seymour Hoffman

George Willis, Jr.

Richard Venture

W.R. Slade

Bradley Whitford

Randy

Ron Eldard

Officer Gore

Rochelle Oliver

Gretchen

Margaret Eginton

Gail

Tom Riis Farrell

Garry

Nicholas Sadler

Harry Havemeyer

Todd Louiso

Trent Potter

Matt Smith

Jimmy Jameson

Gene Canfield

Manny

Frances Conroy

Christine Downes

• Martin BrestDirector · Producer
• Bo GoldmanScreenplay
• Giovanni ArpinoNovel
• Ronald L. SchwaryExecutive Producer
• Donald E. ThorinDirector of Photography
• Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
• Harvey RosenstockEditor
• William SteinkampEditor
• Michael TronickEditor
• Ellen LewisCasting

Official TrailerTrailer

Release date

December 23, 1992

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 36m

Rated

R

Budget

$31,000,000

Revenue

$134,100,000

Genres

Drama

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