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 | Mistaken Identity | 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:

In the Spanish dubbed version, Bob Hoskins character has the same dub-player as Anthony Hopkins in The Remains of the Day (1993). Both are butler characters.

Goofs:

Continuity: The hotel manager enters the lift with Chris, Marisa and Ty but by the end of the scene, the manager does not seem to have had an opportunity to leave politely, but is nonetheless no longer there.

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 Reel Paradise (2005)

Soundtrack:

I'm Coming Out

Entirely Unoriginal Retelling Of The Cinderella Story

So, let's see. A hotel maid meets a candidate for the Senate, except that she's all fancied up when she meets him so he doesn't know she's a maid - he thinks she's some rich socialite - and they fall in love until reality comes crashing in. Sounds like Cinderella. There's even some folk cast in the wicked stepmother role, except in this case it's the wicked hotel guest (Natasha Richardson) whose identity Marisa the maid (Jennifer Lopez) steals.

This really was a sad case for a movie, filled with completely unbelievable scenes: Marisa is really going to be allowed to borrow a fabulously valuable necklace from the hotel jewelry shop? 10 year old Ty (Tyler Posey) is really going to be able to get into a news conference with a Senate candidate - and ask questions?! And Ralph Fiennes as a serious Senate candidate?

Believe me, this is not worth the effort of watching.

2/10