Scent of a Woman
1992 · Movie · R · 156 min · ★ 7.8
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Based on Scent of a Woman
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-12-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 156 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (3,948 votes)
- Budget
- $31,000,000
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- new york city
- blindness and impaired vision
- scholarship
- boarding school
- tango
- thanksgiving
- limousine
- new hampshire
- colonel
- prank
- blind
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1993
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1993 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · nominated
Cast & crew
Al Pacino
as Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Chris O'Donnell
as Charlie Simms
James Rebhorn
as Mr. Trask
Gabrielle Anwar
as Donna
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as George Willis, Jr.
Richard Venture
as W.R. Slade
Bradley Whitford
as Randy
Ron Eldard
as Officer Gore
Rochelle Oliver
as Gretchen
- ME
Margaret Eginton
as Gail
Directed by Martin Brest