For Love or Money (1993)

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers (WGA):

Mark Rosenthal (written by) &
Lawrence Konner (written by)

Release Date:

1 October 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

He thought there was nothing more seductive than money. He was wrong.

Plot:

Doug is a young man who works all day as a concierge at a luxurious hotel, saving money to make his own business...

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Money | Horse | Taxi | Adultery

Cast

Fyvush Finkel	...	Milton Glickman
Mike Moyer	...	Charlie the Doorman
Saverio Guerra	...	Carmen
Daniel Hagen	...	Vincent, Bartender
La Chanze	...	Nora
Paula Laurence	...	Mrs. Elinor Vigushin
Donna Mitchell	...	Eleanor Hanover
Debra Monk	...	Mrs. Wegman
Sandra Reaves-Phillips	...	Marie
Michael J. Fox	...	Doug Ireland
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Andy Hart
Anthony Higgins	...	Christian Hanover
Michael Tucker	...	Harry Wegman
Bob Balaban	...	Ed Drinkwater
Isaac Mizrahi	...	Julian Russell

Also Known As:

The Concierge (Australia) (UK) (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Greece:K-13 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Italy:T | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:PG

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Composer Bruce Broughton scored the film as a favor for Barry Sonnenfeld, who was also his neighbor and best friend.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Christian meets Andy in the hotel room for the first time, he removes his wedding ring while talking to Doug. When Andy enters the room Christian has the ring on.

Quotes:

Doug Ireland: I'm a genie in a suit, just rub me and make a wish.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bob Saget/TLC (#20.19)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Reggae Inna Summertime

Nothing new but still surprising.

This film may be a very run-of-the-mill, everyday Romantic Comedy but thanks to the performances of Michael J. Fox and Gabrielle Anwar, apart from the singing, it ends up as a deeply entertaining and enjoyable movie to sit back and relax with a loved one over at the end of a tiring week.

This movie never actually got a video release in the U.K. which has greatly disappointed me and means I have to wait for its repeat appearance on TV in order to add it to my collection.

Nevertheless, Fox excels yet again and shows why he is one of the few American sitcom stars to make a prolonged impact in the movies in roles unlike his character from Family Ties. Anwar also gives another performance which leaves me increasingly baffled as to why she has not been used more in Hollywood.

See this movie, it may not have been a hit but it will surprise you with its quality just the same.