When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Luis Mandoki

Writers (WGA):

Ronald Bass (written by) &
Al Franken (written by)

Release Date:

13 May 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Through the good times. Through the bad times. When a Man Loves a Woman it's for all times.

Plot:

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addictions threaten her life and their daughter's safety. While the woman enters detox, her husband must face the truth of his enabling behavior. |

Plot Keywords:

Alcoholism | Recovery | Reflection | Yuppie | Sentimental

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Andy Garcia	...	Michael Green
Meg Ryan	...	Alice Green
Ellen Burstyn	...	Emily
Tina Majorino	...	Jessica Green
Mae Whitman	...	Casey Green
Lauren Tom	...	Amy
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Gary
Eugene Roche	...	Walter
Gail Strickland	...	Pam
Steven Brill	...	Madras tie guy
Susanna Thompson	...	Janet
Erinn Canavan	...	Shannon
LaTanya Richardson	...	Dr. Gina Mendez
Bari K. Willerford	...	Malcolm
James Jude Courtney	...	Earl

Also Known As:

Significant Other (USA) (working title)
To Have and to Hold

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Thai

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

When Meg Ryan first hits the booze in the opening scenes, she does so in San Francisco's famous Buena Vista Café in Fisherman's Wharf. It was here that America's first Irish Coffee was first created in 1952.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Michael takes the bottles out to the trash, a cameraman can be seen slinking past the open doorway of the house.

Quotes:

Alice Green: It's horrifying how much you can hate yourself for being low and weak and he couldn't save me from that. So I turned it on him; I tried to empty it onto him. But there was always more, you know. When he tried to help I told him that he made me feel small and worthless...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Frasier: When a Man Loves Two Women (#6.21)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Crazy Love

Not a romance comedy!

Very good romance drama that documents accurately a general U.S. middle class family affected by alcoholism.This movie is more about information and reflection on the subject than about entertainment.If you are an information starved person or a person who really enjoys reality based family dramas,you will love this one.This movie will also be more appreciated if one is familliar with a family in this situation because to most who have not seen anything like it in real life,this movie will come off as improbable although it is not.Thus we have a diverse direction of opinions from various people about this movie.The overall production is good (I've seen better).The performance of Ryan is very good but I expected more from Garcia although his performance was adequate enough.Many people also felt tricked by the movie because it seemed to be promoted/packaged as a typical feel good formula romance drama/comedy.......