Love Affair (1994)
Director
Glenn Gordon Caron
Main cast
Warren Beatty; Annette Bening; Katharine Hepburn; Garry Shandling; Chloe Webb
Genres
Drama, Romance
Description
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship sent to take them to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up but the other doesn't. However, a chance meeting brings them together again.
Glenn Gordon Caron
Main cast
Warren Beatty; Annette Bening; Katharine Hepburn; Garry Shandling; Chloe Webb
Genres
Drama, Romance
Description
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship sent to take them to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up but the other doesn't. However, a chance meeting brings them together again.
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