Sweet Bird of Youth 35 years old

A Passionate Romance

Sweet Bird of Youth

Aging movie star Alexandra del Lago, also known as Princess Kosmonopolis, fears her career is overdue to her fading youthful looks. She takes up with a handsome young man, Chance Wayne, who once had promise as an actor, but who has fallen into the life of a gigolo. Together, they travel to Chance's hometown, where he hopes to regain the love of his one-time girlfriend Heavenly Finley. But Chance's departure years before has destroyed Heavenly's possibilities of a happy life, and her father, Tom "Boss" Finley wants revenge on Chance. Chance hopes to take Heavenly with him to start the movie career he believes the Princess offers him, but she is so fragile in her dread of lost youth that no one's dreams seem likely to come true.

Credits

Sweet Bird of Youth Cast

Name Character
Rip Torn He was 58, 88 years old when he died as Boss Finley
Seymour Cassel He was 54, 84 years old when he died as Hatcher
Mark Harmon He was 38, now 73 years old as Chance Wayne
Elizabeth Taylor She was 57, 79 years old when she died as Alexandra Del Lago
Kevin Geer He was 36, 64 years old when he died as Tom Junior
Megan Blake She was 30, now 65 years old as Violet
Valerie Perrine She was 46, now 81 years old as Miss Lucy
Cheryl Paris She was 30, now 65 years old as Heavenly Finley
Ronnie Claire Edwards She was 56, now 91 years old as Aunt Nonnie

Sweet Bird of Youth Crew

Name Department
Gavin Lambert as Teleplay. He was 65 (80) years old when He died Writing
Nicolas Roeg as Director. He was 61 (90) years old when He died Directing
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Sweet Bird of Youth (35 years)

A Passionate Romance

  • Release day: Sunday, October 01, 1989
  • Runtime: 95 minutes