I Love Trouble (1994) 5.0
Peter Brackett and Sabrina Peterson are two competing Chicago newspaper reporters who join forces to unravel the mystery behind a train derailment. Director:Charles Shyer |
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I Love Trouble (1994) 5.0
Peter Brackett and Sabrina Peterson are two competing Chicago newspaper reporters who join forces to unravel the mystery behind a train derailment. Director:Charles Shyer |
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| Nick Nolte | ... |
Peter Brackett
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| Julia Roberts | ... |
Sabrina Peterson
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| Saul Rubinek | ... |
Sam Smotherman
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| James Rebhorn | ... |
Mando, The Thin Man
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| Robert Loggia | ... |
Matt, Chronicle Editor
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| Kelly Rutherford | ... |
Kim
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| Olympia Dukakis | ... |
Jeannie, Peter's Secretary
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| Marsha Mason | ... |
Senator Gayle Robbins
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| Eugene Levy | ... |
Ray, Justice of the Peace
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| Charles Martin Smith | ... |
Rick Medwick
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| Dan Butler | ... |
Wilson Chess
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| Paul Gleason | ... |
Kenny Bacon
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| Jane Adams | ... |
Evans
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| Lisa Lu | ... |
Mrs. Virgina Hervey
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| Nora Dunn | ... |
Lindy
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She's green and eager. He's seasoned and jaded. They're reporters for rival Chicago newspapers assigned to cover the same story. He offers tips and advice; she scoops him. Then, their snappy patter, repartee, and ripostes get romantic even as their competitive juices overflow. Will corrupt scientists at a chemical company whose goats give cancer-causing milk kill the cub and the columnist, or will they escape with their lives and their by-lines to hear wedding bells? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Combine THE THIN MAN with IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT and THE FRONT PAGE and what do you get? This is an enjoyable thriller - rival newspaper reporters (Nolte playing Jack Nicholson and Roberts playing herself) try to outscoop each other, get drawn into a suspicious cover-up and wind up joining forces (and falling in love) as they single-handedly solve the mystery. Terrible title but some beautiful cinematography and a plot that moves along entertainingly. It's all predictable, but the fun lies in the constant attempts of the two protagonists to outsmart, outscoop and blatantly lie to each other to get the upper hand. Marsha Mason has two scenes playing a Senator (one without dialogue) in a performance that lasts less than a minute, which would tend to indicate her subplot was cut in the editing room. It's long enough at 123 minutes. If you like the stars and want to see a well-done romantic cops and robbers flick, this is a go.