Love Potion No. 9 (1992)

Tate Donovan, a geek biochemist with no luck at all with women, is persuaded by his friends to visit a gypsy, Madame Ruth. She gives him "Love Potion No. 8", an elixir which can potentially... See full summary »

Director:

Dale Launer

Writer:

Dale Launer

Stars:

Tate Donovan, Sandra Bullock, Mary Mara

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tate Donovan	...	Paul Matthews
Sandra Bullock	...	Diane Farrow
Mary Mara	...	Marisa
Dale Midkiff	...	Gary Logan
Hillary B. Smith	...	Sally
Anne Bancroft	...	Madame Ruth
Dylan Baker	...	Prince Geoffrey
Blake Clark	...	Motorcycle Cop
Bruce McCarty	...	Jeff
Rebecca Staab	...	Cheryl
Adrian Paul	...	Enrico Pazzoli
Ric Reitz	...	Dave
Steven Burnett	...	Ron
Jordan Baker	...	Joanne
Ken Strong	...	Dick Webster

Storyline

Tate Donovan, a geek biochemist with no luck at all with women, is persuaded by his friends to visit a gypsy, Madame Ruth. She gives him "Love Potion No. 8", an elixir which can potentially force anyone of the opposite sex to instantly fall in love with him. He shares the potion with his friend, Diane, and together they embark on a "scientific evaluation" that gets out of hand.

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Plot Keywords:

potion | love | love potion | gypsy | affection | 

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Taglines:

If you've got it - You get it!

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for elements of sensuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Poción de amor No. 9

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$754,935 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Penta Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sorority house that Tate Donovan enters for his "panty raid" is the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at Georgia Tech.

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Goofs

When Paul steals the yellow sports car after leaving the police station, he takes off and there's a shot of the tachometer over his shoulder. The tach revs up close to red-line, but the engine sound doesn't match.

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Quotes

Paul Matthews: How do you synthesize a methylated alkaloid?
Blonde at Bar: [short pause] I don't know.
Paul Matthews: Too bad.

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Crazy Credits

The names of the more than 300 extra's who chased Marisa through the city are mentioned in one large block of fine print.

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Connections

Referenced in Farscape: Scratch 'N Sniff (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Y.M.C.A."
Written by Victor Willis, Henri Belolo and Jacques Morali
Performed by The Village People
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Markets, a division of
PolyGram Group Distribution and Scorpio Music, Paris, France

User Reviews

silly but fun fantasy

Sandra Bullock has the type of looks that can go either way, i.e., plain Jane or knockout. She does this very successfully in Love Potion No. 9, a cute film based on the song of the same name. The film sports a cameo by Anne Bancroft.

Bullock and Tate Donovan play scientists who fool around with a love potion (number 8) which Bancroft gives Donovan to try. He doesn't try it; his cat does. After being overrun by horny cats, Donovan and Bullock move on to Bullock's chimps and then themselves.

This all eventually leads to a return visit to Bancroft, this time for love potion number 9 and a very madcap finale.

Entertaining. Bullock is always a delight.