I Love Trouble (1994)

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

Writers:

Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer

Stars:

Nick Nolte, Julia Roberts, Saul Rubinek

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Nolte	...	Peter Brackett
Julia Roberts	...	Sabrina Peterson
Saul Rubinek	...	Sam Smotherman
James Rebhorn	...	Mando, The Thin Man
Robert Loggia	...	Matt, Chronicle Editor
Kelly Rutherford	...	Kim
Olympia Dukakis	...	Jeannie, Peter's Secretary
Marsha Mason	...	Senator Gayle Robbins
Eugene Levy	...	Ray, Justice of the Peace
Charles Martin Smith	...	Rick Medwick
Dan Butler	...	Wilson Chess
Paul Gleason	...	Kenny Bacon
Jane Adams	...	Evans
Lisa Lu	...	Mrs. Virgina Hervey
Nora Dunn	...	Lindy

Storyline

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?

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | scoop | train | love | finger crossing | 

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Taglines:

Romance Was Never More Dangerous!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language, sensuality and gunplay

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

A zűr bajjal jár

Filming Locations:

Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA

Box Office

Gross:

£801,934 (UK) (9 December 1994)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caravan Pictures, Touchstone Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the scene with the "wild goose chase", production staff had 500 geese imported from Iowa to Wisconsin.

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Goofs

The lighting during the scene by the lake when Sabrina, completely naked and wet and hiding behind Peter to shield herself from the boy scouts, changes from shot to shot, at some points being early morning and in other shots being late afternoon. Sabrina's messy wet hair is also inconsistent during this scene.

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Quotes

Sam Smotherman: My beautiful date, Nadia, has returned. Nadia, old pal of mine, Peter Brackett.
Peter Brackett: [smiles] Actually, Nadia and I have met.
Nadia, Smotherman's Date: Once.
Sam Smotherman: Well, you won't meet again. Adios, pal. Keep in touch.

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Connections

References His Girl Friday (1940)

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Soundtracks

"HOUSEPARTY"
Written and Arranged by Kenneth Wannberg (as Ken Wannberg)

User Reviews

Enjoyable though predictable bickering romantic thriller

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.