Sweet Liberty (1986): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1986, Sweet Liberty is a comedy and romance film directed by Alan Alda, running about 106 minutes. “Michael Burgess wrote a book about the American Revolution. Now, Hollywood's come to his town to make a movie of it -- Plunging him into a summer of madness.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.

Who’s in it. Sweet Liberty stars Alan Alda as Michael Burgess, Michael Caine as Elliott James, Michelle Pfeiffer as Faith Healy and Bob Hoskins as Stanley Gould, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Sweet Liberty has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sweet Liberty page.

If you liked it. Fans of Sweet Liberty tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.