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Director:
Writer:
Peter Howitt (writer)
Release Date:
24 April 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
There are two sides to every story. Helen is about to live both of them ...at the same time. Romance was never this much fun. more
Plot:
A London woman's love life and career both hinge, unknown to her, on whether or not she catches a train. We see it both ways, in parallel. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins
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2 nominations
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(20 articles)
"Everything else is pure theory": What-if Movies
(From IFC. 13 November 2009, 9:36 AM, PST)
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(From Slash Film. 10 November 2009, 10:29 PM, PST)
(From IFC. 13 November 2009, 9:36 AM, PST)
/Filmcast Ep. 75 - The Box (Guest: Matt Singer from IFC News)
(From Slash Film. 10 November 2009, 10:29 PM, PST)
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Clever idea, nicely implemented
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Helen Quilley |
 | John Hannah | ... | James Hammerton |
 | John Lynch | ... | Gerry |
 | Jeanne Tripplehorn | ... | Lydia |
| Zara Turner | ... | Anna |
| Douglas McFerran | ... | Russell |
| Paul Brightwell | ... | Clive |
| Nina Young | ... | Claudia |
| Virginia McKenna | ... | James's Mother |
 | Kevin McNally | ... | Paul |
| Terry English | ... | Kind Cabbie |
| Paul Stacey | ... | Man on Tube |
| Peter Howitt | ... | Cheeky Bloke |
| Joanna Roth | ... | Suspicious Girl |
| Neil Stuke | ... | Defensive Bloke |
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality and language.
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Runtime:
99 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Alberta) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba) |
Iceland:L |
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Hungary:14 |
Italy:T |
Mexico:B |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:7 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R (original rating) (1997)
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Rowers from London Rowing club, Cygnet, were chosen to be John Hannah's crew mates in the film. The casting director initially went to Imperial College, but when it was noted that they were "all over two meters with flat stomachs" it was decided that lesser rowers than the elite set of internationals would be cast. This is deliberate in order to make Hannah look like the tall athletic one in the boat.
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: Jerry makes a joke about withdrawing Helen's Class One Drugs. Great Britain uses an alphabetical classification system so class one should be class A.
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Quotes:
Patron in Restaurant where Helen is a waitress:
Hey, gorgeous. What do you do when you're not serving up mad cow burgers in here, eh?
Helen: Well, now, then, let me see. I get up at about 7:30AM making and delivering sandwiches in the West End during the day before I come here about 6 o'clock and finish at midnight. After that, if I've got any energy left, I give my boyfriend a blow job.
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Helen: Would you like some mayonnaise with that?
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Helen: Well, now, then, let me see. I get up at about 7:30AM making and delivering sandwiches in the West End during the day before I come here about 6 o'clock and finish at midnight. After that, if I've got any energy left, I give my boyfriend a blow job.
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Helen: Would you like some mayonnaise with that?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Frasier: Sliding Frasiers (#8.13)" (2001)
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Soundtrack:
Honkey Cat
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This had always been one of my ideas for a film- a slight change in something creates two parallell lives led by the same character, and as the film progresses you see how those lives split further apart and differ just because of that small change. It's a fantastic idea and it was nicely taken on my the producers, although in general a film like this is always limited. It was fun to watch, but not funny, despite it being marked as a comedy. I found it more of an interest than a laugh, which is fine, but not what it aimed to be primarily.
Nevertheless, it was flaweless in the sense that there was nothing boring throughougt, although there was nothing that particulalry stood out apart perhaps from the interesting ending, but other than that it is reasonably easy to forget. Good for a rental, hats off for attempting to tackle a difficult storyline, but the doors are sliding for this to be forgotten in 5 years time. (omg my cheesy endings get worse every time :P)