Summaries

Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in.

Gwen grows up with her romantic mother constantly telling her the story of her courtship and marriage to her father. Nick grows up with an alcoholic father who can't hold a job and whose family, as a result, is forced to move all the time. The two are shaped by this - Gwen a romantic and Nick withdrawn, unsure of himself - as they watch the hugely popular sixties sitcom, "One Big Happy Family." Years later, it is the star of that show, now a child actor gone bad with a history of detox and people always saying, "I thought she was dead," Francesca Lanfield, who connects the two of them, after years of near-misses and almost encounters. Gwen is hired to ghost-write Francesca's autobiography, while Nick, becoming her lover, is the architect who is to design a building on Francesca's property. When Gwen decides to crusade to save Francesca's building, she writes letters to the newspaper which catches Nick's attention - and wins his heart.—Gary Dickerson <[email protected]>

Gwen grows up with her romantic mother constantly telling her the story of her courtship and marriage to her father. Nick grows up with an alcoholic father who can't hold a job and whose family, as a result, is forced to move all the time. The two are shaped by this - Gwen a romantic and Nick withdrawn, unsure of himself - as they watch the hugely popular sixties sitcom, "One Big Happy Family." Years later, it is the star of that show, now a child actor gone bad with a history of detox and people always saying, "I thought she was dead," Francesca Lanfield, who connects the two of them, after years of near-misses and almost encounters. Gwen is hired to ghost-write Francesca's autobiography, while Nick, becoming her lover, is the architect who is to design a building on Gwen's property. When Gwen decides to crusade to save her building, she writes letters to the newspaper that catch Nick's attention - and win his heart.—Gary Dickerson <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • 1990s
  • 1960s
  • latex gloves
  • cigarette
  • four word title
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Romance
Release date May 29, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations American Cement Building, 2404 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Paramount Pictures Lakeshore Entertainment

Box office

Budget $1000000
Gross US & Canada $3525125
Opening weekend US & Canada $1315445
Gross worldwide $3525125

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 53m
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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