A young American hustler in Las Vegas spots a rich English Lady. Smitten, he pursues her to England, where his only chance of getting together with her is to enroll in Oxford and join the rowing team.
08-24-1984
1h 37m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Robert Boris
Writer:
Robert Boris
Production:
Winkast Film Productions, Baltic Industrial Finance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Key Crew
Producer:
Cassian Elwes
Producer:
Elliott Kastner
Associate Producer:
David Wimbury
Associate Producer:
Peter Kohn
Unit Manager:
Matthew Binns
Locations and Languages
Country:
US; GB
Filming:
GB
Languages:
en
Main Cast
Rob Lowe
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