Kate & Leopold (2001)

Director:

James Mangold

Writers (WGA):

Steven Rogers (story)
James Mangold (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

25 December 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

If they lived in the same century they'd be perfect for each other.

Plot:

Kate and her actor brother live in N.Y. in the 21st Century. Her ex-boy friend, Stuart, lives above...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Bridge | 1870s | Brooklyn Bridge | Chrysler Building New York City

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Meg Ryan	...	Kate McKay
Hugh Jackman	...	Leopold
Liev Schreiber	...	Stuart Besser
Breckin Meyer	...	Charlie McKay
Natasha Lyonne	...	Darci
Bradley Whitford	...	J.J. Camden
Paxton Whitehead	...	Uncle Millard
Spalding Gray	...	Dr. Geisler
Josh Stamberg	...	Colleague Bob
Matthew Sussman	...	Ad Executive Phil
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Patrice
Philip Bosco	...	Otis
Andrew Jack	...	Roebling
Stan Tracy	...	Photographer
Kristen Schaal	...	Miss Tree

Also Known As:

Kate and Leopold (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Runtime:

118 min | USA:123 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38679)

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Konrad Pictures

Trivia:

According to the DVD commentary, several of the film's actual crew members appear in the crew of the margarine commercial.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When Leopold first sees his house from the 1800's while walking with Kate in the present day, you can notice the cross street sign of "Pearl St." Pearl Street is a street in the south end of Manhattan Island, but when Kate leaves her cab at Leopold's house she asks the cab driver if this was 316 Madison Ave., which is a street in midtown, and stops at 23rd street

Quotes:

[first lines]
Roebling: Time. Time, it has been proposed, is the fourth dimension. And yet, for mortal man, time has no dimension at all. We are like horses with blinders, seeing only what lies before us. Forever guessing the future and fabricating the past.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Adam & Eva (2003)

Soundtrack:

Alt Wien

Enjoyable fantasy

Kate and Leopold was not a perfect movie, but I enjoyed the fantasy. With all the stress and bad news in the real world today, I like to take an escapist trip with a movie now and then. Hugh Jackman is very engaging as Prince

Charming, I mean Leopold. Meg Ryan is okay but I agree with the other posters who say that her hair and lips are distracting. I disagree that she is too old, given that she was about 38 when she made the film.

I'd like to see the sequel, "Kate and Leopold: Rude Awakening" where Kate

realizes that she will never again vote, own property, have a career, be taken seriously by any other man besides her husband, wear a comfortable bra, use a tampon, and her chances of dying during childbirth will increase dramatically.

Leopold should have stayed in the present and had a successful career as a TV commercial actor. I think they could have overcome the problems with the

elevators.