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Melanie is a canadien film of genre Drama released in USA on 12 february 1982 with Glynnis O'Connor
Melanie (1982)
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Add to a movie listMelanie is a 1982 Canadian film starring Glynnis O'Connor, Burton Cummings and Don Johnson.
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Melanie (O'Connor) travels to Los Angeles in an effort to regain custody of her son from her ex-husband (Johnson). Her illiteracy poses a major obstacle. She meets a faded musician (Cummings) with whom she develops a relationship.Actors
Glynnis O'Connor
(Melanie Daniel)
Don Johnson
(Carl)
Paul Sorvino
(Walter)
Trudy Young
(Ronda)
Dalbello
(Marcie)
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