Only the Lonely (1991)

A Chicago cop must balance loyalty to his overbearing mother and a relationship with a shy funeral home worker.

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writer:

Chris Columbus

Stars:

John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Candy	...	Danny Muldoon
Maureen O'Hara	...	Rose Muldoon
Ally Sheedy	...	Theresa Luna
Kevin Dunn	...	Patrick Muldoon
Milo O'Shea	...	Doyle
Bert Remsen	...	Spats
Anthony Quinn	...	Nick Acropolis
James Belushi	...	Salvatore Buonarte
Joe Greco	...	Johnny Luna
Marvin J. McIntyre	...	Father Strapovic
Macaulay Culkin	...	Billy Muldoon
Kieran Culkin	...	Patrick Muldoon Jr.
Allen Hamilton	...	O'Neal
Teri McEvoy	...	Susan Muldoon
Bernie Landis	...	Larry

Storyline

Danny, a cop, meets and falls in love with Theresa. They get engaged, despite sneaking around behind his mother's back, but when push comes to shove, he can't quite quit worrying about his mother long enough to be any kind of lover to Theresa.

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Plot Keywords:

love | funeral | funeral home | title based on song | baseball | 

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Taglines:

The Man, The Woman, The Mother.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Irish Greek

Release Date:

24 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Yo, tú y mi mamá

Filming Locations:

1152 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$21,830,957 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Hughes Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The part of Doyle was originally meant to be played by Roddy McDowall.

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Quotes

Danny: [to save time, Danny and Sal decide to transport a corpse out a sixth floor window via a fire hose but the hose turns out to be too short] I guess we have to bring him back up.
Salvatore Buonarte: I'm not bringing him back up here, he's too damn heavy!
Danny: Well, what do you suggest we do?
Salvatore Buonarte: Cut the hose.
Danny: [shocked] Cut the hose?
Salvatore Buonarte: Yeah, let him fall.
Danny: To the ground?
Salvatore Buonarte: Yeah!
Danny: A fall like that could kill a guy!
Salvatore Buonarte: He's dead for Chrissake! He's not gonna mind!

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Connections

Referenced in Showbiz Today: Episode dated 22 May 1991 (1991)

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Soundtracks

"MY WILD IRISH ROSE"
Written by Chauncey Olcott

User Reviews

A wonderful movie for anyone who has had a mother.

Many movie fans compared this film to the classic Ernest Borgnine flick, "Marty". While dealing with similar themes, (fat, lonely man finds love), the film spurs big laughs with Rose Muldoon (Maureen O'Hara) manipulating her son Danny (John Candy)with endless mind games and guilt trips in order to remain in complete control. Enter Teresa Luna (Ally Sheedy) a shy mortuary cosmetologist, who awkwardly steals Dannys' heart. Could it be that Rose has finally found competition for Dannys' affection? A side note, while promoting the release of the film, John Candy and Maureen O'Hara appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Maureen, representing the "old school" of Hollywood, proceeded to shower John Candy with so much praise that he became obviously embarrassed. She told Johnny and the audience that John Candy would be not only a great comic actor but the next great dramatic actor to grace the screen since Charles Laughton. Sadly, John Candy didn't live to see this come to pass. All in all, this is a wonderful romantic comedy for all audiences.