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Where was Once Around filmed?

1991 film, directed by Lasse Hallström.

  • North Carolina

The story is set in Boston, about 674 miles (1,085 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Boston
Filmed in
North Carolina
Distance
About 674 miles (1,085 km) between Boston and the nearest filming location.
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About Once Around

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Released
1991
Director
Lasse Hallström
Cast
Holly HunterDanny AielloLaura San GiacomoGena RowlandsRichard DreyfussTim GuineeGreg GermannGriffin DunneRoxanne HartGarry Goodrow
Genre
Romantic ComedyDrama

The Bellas are a close-knit family of Italian-Americans living in Boston, Massachusetts.

Jan (the youngest) is about to get married, leading introverted Renata (the eldest and only one not married) to wonder why her boyfriend Rob has not yet proposed to her.

She meets Sam Sharpe, a highly successful Lithuanian-American salesman who makes a speech at a training seminar.

Famous lines from Once Around

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  • Who gives a shit?Joe
  • He says I'm not intellectual.Renata

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