# Born Yesterday (1993)

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**Runtime**: 100 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Romance
**Directed by**: Luis Mandoki
**Written by**: Douglas McGrath
**Starring**: Melanie Griffith, John Goodman, Don Johnson, Edward Herrmann, Max Perlich, Michael Ensign

> *Never underestimate the power of an underestimated woman.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A rich man tries to civilize his ditzy showgirl girlfriend with a journalist’s help, only to discover she’s perfectly capable of saying I told you so. The education goes just as well as you’d expect. In the end, she’s the one holding the chalk.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, playful, tender

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