It's My Turn

It's My Turn

Just when she thought she had everything right... in stepped Mr. Wrong.

R 1980 · 91 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy, Romance

A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son, a prematurely retired pro baseball player. She must choose between him and her current boyfriend, between Chicago and New York, and between research and administration.

Directed by Claudia Weill · Written by Eleanor Bergstein

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