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Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   14,180 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Marc Lawrence (written by)
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Release Date:
19 March 1999 (USA) more
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Tagline:
He went from the eye of the storm, into the arms of a hurricane. more
Plot:
A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
confused collage of meaningless moments more (176 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Affleck ... Ben Holmes

Sandra Bullock ... Sarah Lewis

Maura Tierney ... Bridget Cahill

Steve Zahn ... Alan

Blythe Danner ... Virginia

Ronny Cox ... Hadley

Michael Fairman ... Richard Holmes

Richard Schiff ... Joe

Athena Maria Bitzis ... Juanita the Bull Tamer (as Athena Bitzis)
Afemo Omilami ... Cab Driver

David Strickland ... Steve Montgomery

Jack Kehler ... Vic DeFranco
Janet Carroll ... Barbara Holmes
Meredith Scott Lynn ... Debbie
George Wallace ... Max (as George D. Wallace)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sensuality, language and a scene of drug use.
Runtime:
105 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In a scene early in the movie, the two leads are shown sitting in an outdoor location in front of a large rusty globe. This location is in the city of Savannah, although the two characters have not reached Savannah by that point of the story. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Ben is dancing on the table at "Mr. Wonderful" his hands are alternately on his collar/by his side between shots. more
Quotes:
Ben Holmes: [arguing with Sarah] My funeral is gonna be PACKED! more
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Take California more

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14 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
confused collage of meaningless moments, 21 March 1999
1/10
Author: rose-58 from austin, tx

This movie seems as if someone had a cute idea for a movie, thought of two or three funny possibilities, hired a good cast, then turned the whole thing over to a really bad screenwriter and even worse director. The director filmed a screwball romantic comedy as if it were a dark, artsy film---weird camera angles, blue filtered shots, lingering, close up looks at raindrops. Steve Zahn was good, as always. Ben Affleck was charming, sweet, almost shy; he was perfect for a romantic comedy. Sandra Bullock struggled along valiantly with a character who was supposed to be zany, but whose wackiness consisted of things like madly kissing a husband she hated, abandoning her child, going on carnival rides, offering to strip for money, and bumming a ride with a fellow airline passenger. The script had very few funny lines; there was no physical comedy; it was boring. It introduced potentially funny situations, then cut them off before they could develop. To top it all off, the "twist" at the end was a slap in the face to anyone expecting a fun romantic comedy. If you saw the trailer for the movie and liked it, as I did, my advice is: don't go to the movie. It will only spoil a nice trailer.

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