Forget Paris (1995)

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in ... See full summary »

Director:

Billy Crystal

Writers:

Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz,

Stars:

Billy Crystal, Debra Winger, Joe Mantegna

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Crystal	...	Mickey Gordon
Debra Winger	...	Ellen Andrews Gordon
Joe Mantegna	...	Andy
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Liz
Richard Masur	...	Craig
Julie Kavner	...	Lucy
William Hickey	...	Arthur
Robert Costanzo	...	Waiter
John Spencer	...	Jack
Tom Wright	...	Tommy
Cathy Moriarty	...	Lois
Johnny Williams	...	Lou
Marv Albert	...	Marv Albert
Bill Walton	...	Bill Walton
Charles Barkley	...	Himself

Storyline

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches. The story is told in flashback by their friends at a restaurant waiting for them to arrive.

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Plot Keywords:

basketball | referee | flashback | restaurant | pigeon | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about love... after marriage.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, including some sex-related dialogue

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Olvídate de París

Filming Locations:

Market Square Arena - 300 E. Market Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$33,194,500 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Face Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Debra Winger did not have another leading role after appearing in this film until 2001.

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Goofs

In the scene depicting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's farewell-in-Detroit game, there's an NBC Sports banner in the middle of the scorers table. Kareem's final season was 1988-89, NBC did not start broadcasting the NBA until the 1990-91 season.

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Quotes

Arthur: You asked for it, you got it, Toyota.

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Crazy Credits

At one point Billy Crystal's father-in-law moves in with them and drives him crazy by singing the Toyota slogan, "You asked for it...you got it" but he does it just like the commercial. At the end of the credits the father-in-law is reading the paper at the table while Billy Crystal is having breakfast. The father in law starts the slogan but waits about half a minute before finally finishing the line.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Crimson Tide/A Little Princess/The Perez Family/The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill/Swimming with Sharks (1995)

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Soundtracks

"School Days"
Written by Gus Edwards and Will D. Cobb

User Reviews

'Mickey' Best On The Court

Billy Crystal was his normal funny self, evoking a number of laughs in here BUT, lest you think this is a comedy, it's more of a drama....much more. I say that because much of this shows a courtship and a marriage. The courtship is romantic and cute, of course, but the marriage are not. Things don't work out between Crystal's "Mickey Gordon-" and Debra Winger's "Ellen" and many of the scenes with them arguing are not fun to watch. It fact, some are downright uncomfortable. I'm not a fan of Winger's low and raspy voice, nor seeing marriages crumble.

Thus, my favorite parts of this film were all in the beginning, especially when "Mickey" was an NBA referee. A few basketball stars got a chance to act, too, showing they should stick with sports. Crystal is a big sports fan so I'm sure enjoyed that segment of the movie.

Also commendable are the nice shots of Paris. I never get tired of looking at that city, no matter what film.