person with some brains, [...] he's not naive or a victim of circumstances. He's an intelligent man who happens to get caught in a disaster. That's a big difference between this role and any other part I've played. [...] For the first time I'm in a story with a beginning, middle, and end. It's old-fashioned and solid [...] This movie was like going to school. I learned a lot about structure and character." He stated in Steve Martin: The Magic Years, "My mature film career started with All of Me and ends with L.A. Story." Reception The film received an 85% "Certified Fresh" Rotten Tomatoes score based on forty-one reviews. The site's consensus states: "A high-concept farce carried by Carl Reiner's deft direction and the precise timing of its leads, All of Me is a body-swap comedy worth holding onto." On release, The New York Times described the film: "Some things simply have to be seen to be believed, and the sensational teamwork of Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin in All of Me is one of them [...] Mr. Martin's astonishing performance is the film's most conspicuous asset, but the entire cast is good."<ref Name="NYT">[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E05EEDA143AF932A1575AC0A962948260 All of Me. New York Times film review. September 21, 1984]. Accessed 2010-08-12</ref> Accolades Following the film Steve Martin and Victoria Tennant met during the making of the film and were married in 1986, staying together until 1994.Movieline interview with Steve Martin 1991-01-02 But Seriously Folks. Accessed 2010-08-12 Home media Ironically, for one of Steve Martin's most noted films, this has not had anything but a low-resolution 4:3 full frame transfer released on DVD in 2003. Remake In 2012, DreamWorks announced that a remake of All of Me was currently in the works, with Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein writing and John Davis producing. Television series As of October 2015, NBC planned to develop a television series of All of Me'' with Betsy Thomas serving as writer and executive producer/showrunner of the show. References External links 1984 films 1980s fantasy comedy films 1984 romantic comedy films 1980s romantic fantasy films American fantasy comedy films American romantic comedy films American romantic fantasy films 1980s English-language films Films scored by Patrick Williams Films directed by Carl Reiner Universal Pictures films Body swapping in films Films based on American novels 1980s American films Films about disability