Paperback Romance

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Paperback Romance ★★½ Lucky Break 1996 (R)

Sophie (Carides) is a writer of erotica who doesn't act on her own impulses because she's embarassed by her polio-crippled leg. But when she breaks her leg, the cast allows her to pass the injury off as a skiing accident and Sophie decides to go after the man of her dreams, a charmingly shady jewelry dealer named Eddie (LaPaglia)—who just happens to be engaged. 99m/C VHS, DVD . AU Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Rebecca Gibney; D: Ben Lewin; W: Ben Lewin; C: Vincent Monton; M: Paul Grabowsky.