Random Hearts
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| Directed by | Sydney Pollack |
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| Written by | Darryl Ponicsan |
| Screenplay by | Kurt Luedtke |
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Random Hearts by Warren Adler |
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| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot |
| Edited by | William Steinkamp |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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133 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $64 million |
| Box office | $74.6 million |
Random Hearts is a 1999 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas. Based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Warren Adler, the film is about a police officer and a congresswoman who discover that their spouses were having an affair prior to being killed in an air disaster.
Sergeant William "Dutch" Van Den Broeck (Harrison Ford) is a Washington, D.C., police sergeant who is working on a case involving a crooked detective; he is married to a magazine editor. Kay Chandler (Kristin Scott Thomas) is a congresswoman running for re-election; she is married to a lawyer and has a teenage daughter. A plane bound for Miami crashes, and everyone on board is killed. Dutch realizes that his wife was on the plane, but the airline has no record of her. He believes that she was registered under another name and was having an affair. He finds out that she was sitting next to Kay's husband. Wanting to learn more about the affair, he meets with Kay. Concerned about the publicity, she is not willing to talk and tells him to leave her alone.
Dutch goes to Miami and visits the hotel that his wife was planning to go to. Kay, who has changed her mind, meets with him there. They talk more about the situation. After flying back home, they make out in her car. Dutch goes to a campaign fundraiser for Kay and convinces her to not drop out of the race. He invites her to his cabin near Chesapeake Bay. She visits him, and they have sex. Dutch still wants to know more about the affair and believes that their two spouses had an apartment together, but Kay tells him that they should forget about the past and move on with their lives.
Stressed, Dutch is suspended from his job after assaulting a suspect. He and Kay each find out about the apartment separately. When Dutch goes to visit the apartment, he finds Kay already there cleaning everything out. She leaves, and he chases her into the street, where he is shot by the suspect in his case. He lives, and the suspect is caught. With rumors about their relationship growing, Kay publicly confirms that she and Dutch are friends. Dutch soon gets promoted to lieutenant, and Kay loses her bid for re-election. As she is leaving Washington, Dutch meets her at the airport, and the two are happy to see each other. He asks if he can take her out on a date sometime, and she agrees.
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