Scent of a Woman poster
Director Martin Brest
Characters Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi
Screenplay Bo Goldman

Scent of a Woman

Tagline: Col. Frank Slade has a very special plan for the weekend. It involves travel, women, good food, fine wine, the tango, chauffeured limousines and a loaded forty-five. And he's bringing Charlie along for the ride.

Release Date: 1992-12-23

Duration: 156 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Al Pacino
    Lt. Col. Frank Slade
  • Chris O'Donnell
    Charlie Simms
  • Frances Conroy
    Christine Downes
  • Gabrielle Anwar
    Donna
  • Bradley Whitford
    Randy
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    George Willis, Jr.
  • June Squibb
    Mrs. Hunsaker
  • Francie Swift
    Flight Attendant
  • Gene Canfield
    Manny
  • Ron Eldard
    Officer Gore