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

Paul is handcuffed to a wooden chair in the police station. After the mob chasing Marisa goes through the police station leaving Paul alone, he goes out to the street where he breaks apart the chair leaving the handcuffs still visible on his wrist. He takes an abandoned car to return to Diane's wedding where he gets out of the car and the handcuffs are gone.

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Quotes

Paul Matthews: Hey, what do you think of those pretzels?

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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 Smallville: Crimson (2007)

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Soundtracks

"THE MORE I SEE YOU"
Written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon

User Reviews

Very cute

This was a very cute movie. I love the plot of how computer "nerds" can attract even the "uppercrust". It also shows that you should never judge a book by it's cover and you never know who will be your soulmate. Being an avid Adrian Paul fan also made the film that much more enjoyable.