Scent of a Woman
Frank Slade has a plan. It includes a weekend of fast cars, the tango, high living and a loaded forty five. And Charlie is coming along for the ride.
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family.S.Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
- Director
- Martin Brest
- Worldwide
- $134M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 4 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Scent of a Woman returned 4.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $31M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $134M
- Release date
- Dec 23, 1992
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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