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What Happened Was...

1994-09-09 · 91 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy · Drama · Romance

Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm. They decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night.

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Directors
Tom Noonan
Production companies
Good Machine, Genre Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Karen SillasKaren SillasJackie Marsh
Tom NoonanTom NoonanMichael

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