Summaries

Lukas Haas portays David, a withdrawn but apparent near genius, who fears being touched. Brittney Murphy plays Lisa, a young woman seemingly suffering from split personalities who speaks only in rhymes and withdraws from anyone who doesn't speak to her likewise. Meeting in the psychiatric ward, the two's eyes lock and an obvious attraction is indicated. First each must learn to approach each other in their own sphere. Enter Sidney Poitier as a caring psychologist who helps David to come to terms with his emotional failure to deal with his father's death at an early age. Debi Mazar also appears as Lisa's case worker.—John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

Details

Keywords
  • remake
  • based on novel
  • young love
  • character names as title
  • mental health
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Oct 31, 1998
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Harpo Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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