Hello Again

One of my favorites, will probably get again;

Lucy ( Shelly Long ) is a mild mannered housewife who gave up all to help out her husband ( Corbin Bernsen ) to become the plastic surgeon of his dreams. They had a son, who was a joy to his mom and who, inspired by his mom's herbs and cooking, loved to cook and create as well. Lucy's sister, Zelda ( Judith Ivey ), is a bit out there with her mystic beliefs and chants, but the 2 sisters love each other deeply. Lucy is the odd-man-out at most high society, "snob" parties, as she trips, gets parts of her clothes drenced in soup, and assists in the burning of a prized tuna on a spit for a meal. She always feels like she doesn't fit in with her husband's friends and colleagues, nor her glamorous friend Kimmy ( Sela Ward ), who goes through rich husbands like kleenex. Kim's last husband, unfortunately, didn't leave her any money, as he died shortly after he...had his "moment of passion", so to speak. ( If ya know what I mean ). Lucy goes to her sister's shop and takes a bite of Zelda's lunch, which is a chicken ball, and promptly chokes and dies from it ( gets caught in her throat ). The last thing she sees before she passes away is a friendly pair of caring eyes--the examination Dr's ( Gabriel Byrne ).A year passes and many things have happened....Kimmie married Lucy's widowed husband, Lucy's son is a chief at a famous restaurant, and Zelda has found a way to bring Lucy back to life! After Zelda says the magic words and waves her crystal ball while at her sister's grave, Lucy comes back to life, but must adjust to the media scrutiny ( she did come back to life, after all ), the loss of her marriage, and the loss of her sense of self, i.e. wife and mother. She is sort of a fish out of water, all the while the media hounds after her. She begins to fall in love with the doctor whose eyes were the last thing she saw before she died a year ago, as he helps her with tests to see if she actually is alive and well.Lucy's former husband has told her that he enjoys his new life with Kimmie and all the excitement she brings, but he likes all the attention Lucy is getting and wants to be a part of that, as well, but Lucy wisely rebuffs his advances. Kimmy sees her husband give a peck to his former wife's cheek and her jealousy rears its ugly head. She holds a press meeting telling everyone that Lucy is a fake and that she took some drug to slow down her heart and breathing rate, but she was still really alive. Lucy, wanting the press to get off her back and off of those that she loves as well, says nothing. Now the doctor that she has fallen in love with will be digraced as a nut, and Lucy feels terrible, as she was only trying to help. Together with the help of Zelda and Zelda's most interesting rich boyfriend, they prove the nay-sayers wrong and get a confession out of Kimmie that clears their names.This is happily-ever-after type of movie and once in a while, ya just need one of these, especially after a downer day at work or whatever. The clothes/music/art are vintage 80's, but that's one of the things that just makes it so light hearted and fun.Hope you enjoy it.

I didn’t think Lucy was a klutz. She only had physical mishaps when she was nervous or in a situation where she felt out of her element. The depiction of high society people in all their snobbery and shallowness was spot on. If they don’t thinking you’re “somebody” or “important,” they will treat the person as if they’re invisible.I loved the scenes when Zelda was in the cemetery doing her working to bring Lucy back. It was hilarious. When Zelda met Hastings Jr, they glowed, which was nice to see. She didn’t care about his billions; she liked him for himself and his personality. She shook his butler’s hand as she walked into the house. That was terrific, because a lot of people treat butlers in a rude manner.The scenes where Lucy and Zelda crashed the party was fun. It revealed Kim as greedy, a liar and exposed her as being vulnerable. It was great to hear her admit she lied about Lucy and told the truth about her returning. I wished the cake had fallen on Jason, because he was a jerk.

One of my favorite movies

I saw this year's ago and decided to watch. Good movie with good plot.

Love this movie, I had my 18 year old daughter watch it and she was annoyed at how ridiculously clumsy Shelly Longʻs character was in here. However, I still love it.

Kind of amusing in parts, and unexpected in others. I rented this thinking it would be the usual person-goes-through-afterlife bureaucracy kind of stuff that's been recycled every so often, and usually played for laughs.But the big surprise was when this film went in a different direction and had all the characters acknowledge that the impossible actually happened, even to the point of world wide recognition. That was actually kind of refreshing for a film, because usually you have the frustrating trope of the main character not being remembered by those that knew him or her (her in this case).Even so this film needed a few more dollars behind it to punch up some laughs and, as many extras as there are in this film, it needed a few more to really sell the concept for the film.Shelly Long does a pretty good job of playing a resurrected late 20th century house-wife, and shows what a versatile comedienne / actress she is with her channeling scene.It's not an outstanding film, but it's respectably shot, has a good score, and takes the "fake death" scam and turns it on its head. In a sense if this were a traditional drama, the "bad guys" were turned into the "good guys" (gals) to put a unique spin on the afterlife sub-genre.There's not much more to add. The script could have used a few more laughs, because as it is now it's just worth a smirk here and there, and not much more. There really aren't any big laugh out loud moments, just some amusing circumstances sold as a light hearted romp.See it once to kill some time on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Its all good n love the movie.

Great catching up with a classic

A fantastic film. Great as a family film, its funny, quirky and I would definitely recommend to others. I watched it years ago with my mum and fell in love with the film. recently remembered it so thought I would buy it as a reminder of my childhood.

Hello Again [DVD] [1988 ]Oh Shelly Long - Always cute. Just purchased this flick, watched it & remember why it was so much fun. Know that I will drag it out at least once a year to enjoy again & again. Hello Again [DVD] [1988

A great film

Super