New York Minute (2004/I)

Director:

Dennie Gordon

Writers (WGA):

Emily Fox (story)
Emily Fox (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

7 May 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

One day in New York City, as Jane Ryan tries out for an overseas college program and her sister Roxy schemes to meet her favorite punk rockers...

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Senator | Scholarship | Dog | Truant

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Ashley Olsen	...	Jane Ryan
Mary-Kate Olsen	...	Roxy Ryan
Eugene Levy	...	Max Lomax
Andy Richter	...	Bennie Bang
Riley Smith	...	Jim, The Bike Messenger
Jared Padalecki	...	Trey Lipton
Drew Pinsky	...	Dr. Ryan (as Dr. Drew Pinsky)
Darrell Hammond	...	Hudson McGill
Andrea Martin	...	Senator Anne Lipton
Alannah Ong	...	Ma Bang
Mary Bond Davis	...	Big Shirl
Bob Saget	...	Himself
Jack Osbourne	...	Justin
Joey Klein	...	Truant at Pool
Neil Crone	...	Officer Strauss

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild sensuality and thematic elements.

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Ireland:PG | USA:PG (certificate #40747) | France:U | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Columbia University - Broadway & 116th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The sisters pass by a street vendor in Chinatown selling bootleg DVDs of "Holiday In The Sun 2" (a bogus movie). This is a reference to the Olsen twins made-for-video release Holiday in the Sun (2001) (V). This bootleg DVD is also seen later on among the bootleg merchandise that Jane finds in Ma Bang's Nail Parlor. Other bootleg merchandise she finds include a "Final Recourse" DVD (another bogus movie) and a Simple Plan "Vacation" CD (a bogus CD single for the song the band performed in the film, which also appears on the soundtrack album).

Goofs:

Continuity: When the twins leap, mosh-pit style, into the crowd, they run towards the crowd, leap and do a half-rotation in midair so that they land on their backs. In the first angle, where they run towards the camera, they rotate in the opposite direction. (At one point their backs are towards each other.) While they are in the air, there is a cut to the reverse angle where we see them leap again. This time they rotate in the same direction so that, at one point, one twin is facing the back of the other.

Quotes:

Jane Ryan: Those were my best heels!
Roxy Ryan: Well now they're your best flats.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The First Wives Club (1996)

Soundtrack:

Bring On The Bling

Honestly, not THAT bad...

Taken for what it is, a pre-teen flick featuring the wealthiest 17-years olds in type-cast roles ever, the movie is not terrible. It's no work of art, nor will it be nominated for any awards, but it is entertaining, which is all anyone can expect it to be. It definitely isn't being advertised as anything else.

More than anything, it's silly and allows a girl to giggle at the crazy antics of two sisters caught up in more than they can handle in New York City. A fun story of mayhem and mischief, it is far from the worst movie out this season (have you SEEN "Van Helsing"? I rest my case).

Maybe it's not worth spending $9 on a movie ticket, but it would be a fun rental. :-)