Maid in Manhattan (2002)

Director:

Wayne Wang

Writers:

John Hughes (story)
Kevin Wade (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

This Christmas ... love checks in.

Plot:

A senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Maid | Manhattan | Single Mother | Subway

Awards:

7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 27	7:00 PM	FX
Sat. Nov. 28	3:30 PM	FX

Cast

Jennifer Lopez	...	Marisa Ventura
Ralph Fiennes	...	Christopher Marshall
Natasha Richardson	...	Caroline Lane
Stanley Tucci	...	Jerry Siegel
Tyler Posey	...	Ty Ventura (as Tyler Garcia Posey)
Frances Conroy	...	Paula Burns
Chris Eigeman	...	John Bextrum
Amy Sedaris	...	Rachel Hoffberg
Marissa Matrone	...	Stephanie Kehoe
Priscilla Lopez	...	Veronica Ventura
Bob Hoskins	...	Lionel Bloch
Lisa Roberts Gillan	...	Cora
Maddie Corman	...	Leezette
Sharon Wilkins	...	Clarice
Jayne Houdyshell	...	Carmen

Also Known As:

Made in New York (USA) (poster title)
The Chambermaid (USA) (working title)
Untitled John Hughes (USA) (working title)
Uptown Girl (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language/sexual references.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-3 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | India:A | New Zealand:PG | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bronx Community College - University Avenue at West 181 Street, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

John Hughes was originally set to direct from his own screenplay, titled "The Chambermaid" with Hilary Swank as the lead. In January 2001 the Dallas Morning News reported that Hughes would produce only, with a start date of March 2001. Al Cohn of the Illinois Film Office was hired as location manager for the shoot. By July Variety was reporting that both Hughes and Swank were out and Jennifer Lopez was in negotiations for the lead. Wayne Wang was hired as director in October 2001 with a new screenplay by Kevin Wade, which updated the story from the 1920s. Sandra Bullock had expressed interest in the lead at one point, and Julia Roberts passed on the script early on.

Goofs:

Continuity: A jogging woman in the park (pony tail, red hair, walkman, grey clothes) can be seen jogging in different directions in a very short period.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Marisa: Come on. Get your coat. We gotta go. You have everything?
Ty: Yeah.
Marisa: Hurry up, sweetie. We're late. Ty. Today papí. You're killing me, Ty. Right now you're killing mommy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Ralph stoops to the challenge

Seen in a flight, Maid in Manhattan was a movie that didn't attract me to the cinema, more because of the competition at the time than anything else. Despite the fact that I didn't give it the level of attention I would normally give in a cinema or even at home for obvious reasons, I found it quite enjoyable. While you can't quite compare the Cinderella element to Pretty Woman, or the mother-son drama to About A boy, or the `big night' excitement to My Fair Lady, M in M has an easy flow which makes it very easy to watch. It's the first time I watched Jennifer Lopez and what I found was that she is not as bad as many of the criticisms would have you believe. Ralph Fiennes stooped to (as opposed of rose to) the challenge and gave the role a good shot. The one that is really wasted was Stanley Tucci. As to the script, there's one line that particularly caught my fancy, when the boy asks Lopez if she thinks Fiennes will miss them. `He's crazy not to', she replies, a nice blend of confidence, sweetness and honesty