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Released
1990 · FILM

Alice

A discontented mother discovers magical herbs that grant her extraordinary powers, forcing her to choose between a mundane marriage and the intoxicating allure of newfound freedom and love.

A younger man and a bolder woman

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
102 min
ComedyRomance

Synopsis

Alice Tate, a mother of two in a 16-year marriage, begins a romantic connection with Joe, a charming saxophonist. After experiencing a persistent backache, she visits herbalist Dr. Yang, who discovers that her true struggles lie not in her physical condition, but in her emotional and mental state. Through Dr. Yang's special herbs, Alice gains extraordinary abilities that help her break free from the routine of her everyday life.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 16

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Susan E MorseShot by Carlo Di PalmaDesigned by Santo Loquasto

Box Office

1990 · Box office

Grossed $7.3M worldwide

Worldwide gross

$7.3M

Worldwide gross$7.3M

US & Canada: $7.3M 100% of worldwide · International: $192 (0%)

Opening weekend: $94K 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $94K1% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3 theaters

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