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 The Lonely Guy 

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 The Lonely Guy 
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The Lonely Guy is a 1984 Steve Martin romantic comedy film, written by Neil Simon and directed by Arthur Hiller.

Based on the book "The Lonely Guy's Book of Life" by Bruce Jay Friedman, Martin portrays Larry Hubbard, a greeting card writer who goes through a period of terrible luck with women. At the pit of his despair, Hubbard writes a book titled A Guide for the Lonely Guy, which is rampantly successful and catapults him into an entirely different experience of life.

The film also stars Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey and Steve Lawrence and features cameo appearances from Merv Griffin, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Loni Anderson. The theme song, "Love Comes Without Warning", was performed by America.


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Might be Steve Martin's funniest and best work ever. Its also one of the most over-looked movies of all time. Never hear it mentioned anywhere, no recollection E programs, nothing. The movie to most almost doesn't exist which is too bad. The parodys it does on break-ups and dating and sorrow are absolutely hilarious. He narrates some parts which all work to his comedic advantage, and his scenes are striking. The nerdy friend appears, the girl interest, Steve does his magic through the entire piece. No other comedy has worked the insightful angle so beautifully.

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