Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by her shiftless husband and she is courted by an old beau who is now divorced. In the second, a divorced woman reacts to some unexpected revelations from her aged father. In the third, a childless, middle-aged social worker is swept into an affair with a young cab driver and finds herself pregnant.

Directed by Mirra Bank, Ellen Giffard, Muffie Meyer, Enormous Changes at the Last Minute leans on a strong ensemble — Maria Tucci, Kevin Bacon, Didi Velez — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1983.