That Old Feeling

That Old Feeling is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by Carl Reiner, his final film as director before his death in 2020. It stars Bette Midler and Dennis Farina. Plot Molly de Mora (Paula Marshall) invites her divorced parents (Bette Midler and Dennis Farina) to her wedding, where they see each other for the first time in 14 years. During the reception a shouting match between the two ensues. Following this, their spark is rekindled. Over the next few days they fall in love again and run off together, thereby upsetting the newlyweds' honeymoon and their respective (current) spouses. If the scandal was made public it would be more controversial than usual, since the bride's husband hopes to stand for election to Congress. After searching for her parents and getting to know Joey Donna (Danny Nucci), her mother's number one paparazzi nicknamed "The Cockroach", whom she hires to help her find them, Molly decides that her parents deserve a chance to be together and gives them her honeymoon to Hawaii. When Keith objects to her decision, it is revealed that he slept with her stepmother. Knowing now that her marriage was a mistake, Molly runs off with Joey as her parents run off to Hawaii. Cast Bette Midler as Lilly Leonard Dennis Farina as Dan de Mora Paula Marshall as Molly de Mora Gail O'Grady as Rowena David Rasche as Alan James Denton as Keith Marks Danny Nucci as Joey Donna Blu Mankuma as Piano Player Jayne Eastwood as Aunt Iris Michael J. Reynolds as Senator Marks Joan Luchak as Senator Marks' Wife Lula Franklin as Granny Tapper Mike Wilmot as Man at Wedding George Hevenor as Bandleader Arlene Meadows as Inn Proprietress Don Allison as Desk Clerk Ian D. Clark as Rufus David Huband as Cop Tony Craig as Cop Kim Bourne as Waitress Cara Chisholm as Waitress Production It was written by Leslie Dixon, who also wrote Bette Midler's 1987 film Outrageous Fortune. Dixon came up with the idea for That Old Feeling in the early 1990s, after watching her own divorced parents act friendly to each other. She specifically had Midler in mind, who liked the original spec script, but was locked into an exclusive contract with Disney at the time. Because of this, Dixon had to wait several years for Midler to become available before she could proceed with the project. When Dennis Farina got cast as Midler's husband, she rewrote his character as a crime novelist, in order to accommodate his gruff persona.