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A Life Less Ordinary (1997) -- Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss's daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot...
A Life Less Ordinary (1997) -- Robert gets the ransom he requested but runs into some unforeseen complications.
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997) -- O'Reilly and Francis come to an agreement with Naville on a recovery fee for his daughter.
A Life Less Ordinary (1997) -- Jackson tries to make sure that Robert told Celine that he loves her.

Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Danny Boyle
Writer:
John Hodge (written by)
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Release Date:
24 October 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
A comedy for anyone who's ever been in danger...of falling in love. more
Plot:
Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss's daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(17 articles)
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User Comments:
If You Get It, Its Amazing, If Not, Its Not more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ewan McGregor ... Robert Lewis

Cameron Diaz ... Celine Naville

Holly Hunter ... O'Reilly

Delroy Lindo ... Jackson

Dan Hedaya ... Gabriel

Ian McNeice ... Mayhew
Frank Kanig ... Ted
Mel Winkler ... Francis 'Frank' Naville

Stanley Tucci ... Elliot Zweikel
Anne Cullimore Decker ... Violet Eldred Gesteten

K.K. Dodds ... Lily

Tony Shalhoub ... Al

Christopher Gorham ... Walt

Ian Holm ... Naville
Maury Chaykin ... Tod Johnson
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Both Holly Hunter and Ewan McGregor play the French horn. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Robert is digging the grave, Jackson is talking to him, sitting on the ground with legs crossed. There is a cut to Jackson's back, and a few seconds later a front view shows him with legs out-stretched. more
Quotes:
Celine: Despite your crummy poem, I came to see you and all you could do was humiliate me and turn me away. I thought you were decent, but it turns out you're just a lying, cheating bastard like all the rest. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
IF LOVING YOU IS WRONG more

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21 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
If You Get It, Its Amazing, If Not, Its Not, 8 June 2005
8/10
Author: ecwjedi from Toronto

I remember seeing A Life Less Ordinary back in the late 1990s with high expectations as Trainspotting was one, and still is, one of my all time favorite films. What I got was a different film, but not in a bad way. It was fun and very different from anything else that came out around that time. But the funny thing was that after I saw it I kept thinking about it, little things; lines and camera shots that stuck in my head. By the time I watched it again, a week or so later, it was like the film was an old friend. There is a charm in every scene of A Life Less Ordinary and if you are able to pick up on it the film is a great experience. People I know are split on the film, most think its just OK. Although I enjoy ALLO its not perfect, some parts don't work very well and come across as corny, but the good, my man Ewan is just great as the lovable loser, far outweighs the bad and thats why it has a place in my film collection.

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