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I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore (1992): Cast & Plot

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I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore is a 1992 romantic comedy directed by Robert Marcarelli, starring Jason Alexander as Bernie Fishbine, Lainie Kazan and Michael Laskin. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.

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I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore (1992) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 50m (110 min)
Genres
Comedy , Romance
Original language
Georgian
After the credits
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The story

What Is I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore About?

The premise of I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Bernie Fishbine, an overweight man, buys daily chocolate kisses at a local shop where he meets Theresa Garabaldi. They share a bus each evening, and she invites him to hear her piano performance at her father's restaurant. Theresa convinces him to join a gym and, for her thesis, studies his weight issues. As they grow closer, both fall in love.

I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore Themes & Keywords

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  • gym
  • falling in love
  • chocolate
  • restaurant
  • thirty something
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  • suburb
  • student
  • singing
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  • shoe store
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  • philadelphia pennsylvania
  • mother son relationship
  • masters thesis
  • male female relationship
  • jew
  • jewish
  • jewish stereotype
  • italian
  • italian stereotype
  • italian restaurant
  • grandfather grandson relationship
  • friend
  • friendship
  • food
  • family relationships
  • engagement ring
  • eating
  • dieting
  • candy
  • candy store
  • candy store owner
  • candy kiss
  • bus stop
  • bachelor
  • aerobics
  • academic masters degree
  • obesity
  • exercise
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Cast & crew

I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore Cast & Characters

Jason Alexander leads the cast as Bernie Fishbine, with Lainie Kazan as Sarah Fishbine and Michael Laskin as Melvin Fishbine. Directed by Robert Marcarelli; 35 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Robert Marcarelli

More films directed by Robert Marcarelli, best-rated first: The Omega Code and The Long Ride Home.

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Plot

I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore Plot Summary

What happens in I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Bernie Fishbine, Jason Alexander, is a shy, overweight man who helps run the family shoe store after his father’s death twelve years earlier, living under the steady gaze of his mother and grandfather. He sustains a familiar routine, frequenting a neighborhood candy store where he often buys chocolate kisses, a small pleasure that quietly steadies his days. It’s there he first encounters Theresa Garabaldi, Nia Peeples, and their paths cross again at the bus stop, where they end up sharing the same evening ride home on the route that threads through their lives.

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The whole story of I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore, scene by scene

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How Well Do You Know I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What is the name of the shy, overweight protagonist who works in a family shoe store?

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I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore, each answered in a sentence.

How long is I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore?

I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).

When was I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore released?

I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore was released on April 24, 1992.

Who directed I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore?

I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore was directed by Robert Marcarelli.

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Who is in the cast of I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore?

I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore stars Jason Alexander as Bernie Fishbine, Lainie Kazan as Sarah Fishbine and Michael Laskin as Melvin Fishbine, among 35 credited actors.

Does I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore have a post-credit scene?

No. I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore in?

The original language of I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore is Georgian.

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