Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRanda Haines
Written bySteve Conrad
Produced byTodd Black
Joe Wizan
Starring
CinematographyLajos Koltai
Edited byPaul Hirsch
Music byMichael Convertino
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 17, 1993 (1993-12-17)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[1]
Box office$278,720

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway is a 1993 American romantic drama film written by Steve Conrad and directed by Randa Haines, starring Richard Harris, Robert Duvall, Sandra Bullock, Shirley MacLaine, and Piper Laurie. The film is about two elderly men in Florida who form a friendship and the romantic relationships they have with the women in their respective lives. Wrestling Ernest Hemingway garnered mixed reviews from critics, praising the performances but criticized the overly melodramatic and sentimental direction of the plot. It was also a box-office bomb, grossing $278,720 against a $20 million budget.

  1. ^ "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 18, 2021.