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The One and Only

The One and Only

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 3, 1978

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

58%

Original Title

The One and Only

Production Companies

First Artists, Balmoral Associates

Director

Carl Reiner

Revenue

$16,928,137

Description

1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected; most directors take offense at his free interpretation of his roles. Desperate, he tries in wrestling. To avoid getting beaten up he stages the fights - and incidentally invents show-wrestling.