History Film / IrreconcilableDifferences

* ThePreciousPreciousCar: Lucy's original fiance Bink's beloved sports car, which Lucy is driving across the country when she meets Albert because she's the only person he trusts with it. Naturally, it gets stolen while she's dancing with Albert.
* PsychologicalProjection: At the divorce trial, Lucy tells Casey, "I know why you want to divorce your father. I know you never got over his abandoning us." Casey replies, "No, Mom, you never got over his abandoning us."

* AdultsAreUseless: Albert and Lucy are so wrapped up in their personal lives, they know absolutely nothing about their daughter's life and are completely taken by surprise when she sues them.

* MarriedToTheJob: After the success of 'American Romance', Albert Brodsky spent a lot of time away from his wife and daughter.

* AuthorAvatar: The protagonist of ''He Said It Was Going To Be Forever'', Lucy's barely-fictionalized account of her and Albert's relationship and divorce.

* LifeImitatesArt: Drew Barrymore herself became an emancipated minor at age 14. As in Irreconcilable Differences, even her mother admitted it was for the better.

Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 {{dramedy}} film. Casey Brodsky (Creator/DrewBarrymore), the 9-year-old daughter of a famous director and a bestselling novelist, decides to divorce her neglectful, self-absorbed parents, citing [[TitleDrop irreconcilable differences]]. Most of the film is told in flashback as Casey and her parents Albert Brodsky (Creator/RyanONeal) and Lucy van Patten Brodsky (Creator/ShelleyLong) describe how Albert and Lucy fell in love, got married, and then split up, and how their relationship with their daughter deteriorated to the point where Casey would want a divorce. This film features a then-unknown SharonStone.

* SoBadItsGood: ''Atlanta'', the movie Albert creates so Blake can fulfill her middle-school dream of playing Scarlett O'Hara, certainly looks like this.

Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 {{dramedy}} film. Casey Brodsky (Creator/DrewBarrymore), a 9-year-old girl, decides to divorce her neglectful, self-absorbed parents, citing [[TitleDrop irreconcilable differences]]. Most of the film is told in flashback as Casey and her parents Albert Brodsky (Creator/RyanONeal) and Lucy van Patten Brodsky (Creator/ShelleyLong) describe how Albert and Lucy fell in love, got married, and then split up, and how their relationship with their daughter deteriorated to the point where Casey would want a divorce. This film features a then-unknown SharonStone.

* {{Adorkable}}: Albert and Lucy are both this when they first meet. As time passes, Albert becomes increasingly cold and slick and Lucy turns into a self-absorbed diva. By the end of the movie, some of their old personalities appear to be returning.

Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 {{dramedy}} film. Casey Brodsky (Creator/DrewBarrymore), a 9-year-old girl, decides to divorce her neglectful, self-absorbed parents. Most of the film is told in flashback as Casey and her parents Albert Brodsky (Creator/RyanONeal) and Lucy van Patten Brodsky (Creator/ShelleyLong) describe how Albert and Lucy fell in love, got married, and then split up, and how their relationship with their daughter deteriorated to the point where Casey would want a divorce. This film features a then-unknown SharonStone.

Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 film. Casey Brodsky (Creator/DrewBarrymore), a 9-year-old girl, decides to divorce her neglectful, self-absorbed parents. Most of the film is told in flashback as Casey and her parents Albert Brodsky (Creator/RyanONeal) and Lucy van Patten Brodsky (Creator/ShelleyLong) describe how Albert and Lucy fell in love, got married, and then split up, and how their relationship with their daughter deteriorated to the point where Casey would want a divorce. This film features a then-unknown SharonStone.

* MarriedToTheJob: After the success of 'American Romance', Albert Brodski spent a lot of time away from his wife and daughter.

* SoBadItsGood: ''Atlanta'', the movie Albert creates so Blake can fulfill her middle-school dream of playing Scarlett O'Hara, certainly looks like this.
* TheMuse: Albert becomes infatuated with Blake after he casts her as the lead in his movie ''Gabrielle''.

Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 film about Casey Brodski, a 9 year old girl who decides to divorce her parents. This film then flashes back to how Lucy Van Patton Brodski (Creator/ShelleyLong) and Albert Brodski (Creator/RyanONeal) fell in love, get married, and then split up. This film has then unknown SharonStone as well as DrewBarrymore playing Casey Brodski.

* {{Adorkable}}: Albert and Lucy are both this when they first meet. As time passes, Albert becomes increasingly cold and slick and Lucy turns into a self-absorbed diva.

Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 film about Casey Brodski a 9 year old girl who decided to divorce from her parents. This film then flashback to how Lucy Van Patton Brodski (Creator/ShelleyLong) and Albert Brodski (Creator/RyanONeal) fell in love, get married, and then split up. This film has then unknown SharonStone as well as DrewBarrymore playing Casey Brodski.

* HeartbreakAndIceCream: After the divorce, Lucy just started eating ice cream and junk food. Her pantries are full of cake icing.
* LoveMakesYouUncreative: Albert was a promising director until Blake, his second wife, convinced him to put all his money into creating musical remake of 'Gone With the Wind'. It bombed.

** Albert's mentor, a legendary film director named David Kessler (played by Sam Wanamaker), is a composite of Creator/HowardHawks and Creator/JohnHuston.

** Creator/SharonStone's character is based on Shepherd.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Albert and Lucy are loosely based on Creator/PeterBogdanovich and Polly Platt whose marriage fell apart when he took up with his lead actress from Film/TheLastPictureShow, Creator/CybillShepherd. Creator/SharonStone's character, incidentally, is based on Shepherd. Also, Albert's mentor, a legendary film director named David Kessler (played by Sam Wanamaker), is a composite of Creator/HowardHawks and Creator/JohnHuston.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:

* MarriedToTheJob: After the success of 'American Romance', Albert Brodski spent a lot of time away from his wife and daughter.

Irreconcilable Differences is a 1984 film about Casey Brodski a 9 year old girl who decided to divorce from her parents. This film then flashback to how Lucy Van Patton Brodski and Albert Brodski fell in love, get married, and then split up. This film has then unknown SharonStone as well as DrewBarrymore playing Casey Brodski.

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