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John Travolta played his first romantic lead in this drama about an ill-fated May-September romance. Trisha (Lily Tomlin) is a wealthy middle-aged housewife living in Southern California. Trisha's lif... read more read more...e has become dull and uneventful, and her long-term marriage to Stu (Bert Kramer) has gone stale. One day, a handsome young drifter named Strip (Travolta), nearly 20 years her junior, happens along the beach near Trisha's house. He finds Trisha attractive, and he approaches her. Soon the two have fallen into an affair, but while Trisha enjoys Strip's company and thinks that he's handsome, it's obvious that he's more interested in her than she is in him. Moment by Moment was written and directed by Jane Wagner, Lily Tomlin's longtime companion and frequent writing partner. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Jane Wagner

Release Date: December 22, 1978

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  • Who said, "You have to learn to live in the moment, be spontaneaous...get it?" before being pushed into the water by the person she was speaking with?  Answer »
  • In which movie, during a breakfast scene, does what the actress is eating, change from moment to moment, and was evidentally NOT caught by the editors, so is now a *blooper*?  Answer »
  • Early in the film, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) is interrogated by law enforcement officers the moment he arrives in the USA. He tells these men a number of things. Which of the things he says to these men turns out to be TRUE?  Answer »
  • This Line: "Kimmy says if you love someone,you just say it!You just say it right then,outload.Otherwise,the moment just passes you by." From which movie?  Answer »

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