3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Emile Ardolino

Writers (WGA):

Coline Serreau (screenplay)
Sara Parriott (story) ...

Release Date:

21 November 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family | Romance

Plot:

Sylvia's work increasingly takes her away from the three men who help bring up Mary, her daughter. When...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Wedding | Boarding School | Self Discovery | Father Figure

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Peter Mitchell
Steve Guttenberg	...	Michael Kellam
Ted Danson	...	Jack Holden
Nancy Travis	...	Sylvia Bennington
Robin Weisman	...	Mary Bennington
Christopher Cazenove	...	Edward Hargreave
Sheila Hancock	...	Vera Bennington
Fiona Shaw	...	Miss Elspeth Lomax
John Boswall	...	Barrow, Edward's Butler
Jonathan Lynn	...	Vicar Hewitt
Sydney Walsh	...	Lauria
Lynne Marta	...	Morgan School Teacher
Everett Wong	...	Boy #1 at Morgan School
Edwina Moore	...	Dr. Robinson
Patricia Gaul	...	Mrs. Walker

Also Known As:

Three Men and a Little Lady (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (Certificate #30787) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Peru:PT | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Interscope Communications

Trivia:

Cameo: [Jonathan Lynn]as Vicar Hewitt.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the kitchen, when Sylvia removes the cake from the pan, it breaks into multiple pieces. She arranges it haphazardly on the plate and begins to ice it while still standing at the kitchen counter. When she brings the plate and icing into the living room the cake has been arranged better and there is no icing on it.

Quotes:

Edward Hargreave: [recovered from the punch Peter gave him] Forgive me for bringing up a sticky point, but we are married.
Sylvia: Oh, God, he's right.
Jack Holden: [as the vicar running down the aisle] I beg to differ with you young man. But the ceremony is not officially over.
Edward Hargreave: Shut up, you old fool!
Jack Holden: Oh! He called me an old fool! I can hardly believe my ears!
[he pulls at his ears and pulls them off]

Movie Connections:

References "Jeopardy!" (1984)

Soundtrack:

DANCE

Outstanding Sequel Far Better Than the Original

After being only mildly entertained by the first movie, I was absolutely awestruck by this sequel. There are many hilarious scenes, a love story triangle, outstanding scenery of the English countryside, and outstanding acting by the big "3 Men". I would have to rate this one of my Top Ten movies of all time.

This movie had no gaps or letdowns, and I could/can not stop watching it. I've easily seen it a dozen times or more, and just caught it again last week on Showtime.

Let me cite some of the extraordinary scenes in this flick. The Rap song by the Big 3 (amazing!), the Big 3's kitchen scene regarding the discussion of possible suitors for Sylvia, the bachelor's swinging NYC party scene (Selleck's blonde was a major fox!) Fiona Shaw's pursuit of Tom Selleck in the Pileforth Academy, and the ending's madcap frenzy!

What a movie!