Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Writers (WGA):

Cornell Woolrich (novel)
Phoef Sutton (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 April 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The story of a girl who is going from filthy to rich [USA Theatrical]

Plot:

Connie Doyle is eighteen and pregnant her boyfriend has kicked her out. She accidentaly ends up on a...

Plot Keywords:

Train | Love | Remake | Heir | Mistaken Identity

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Shirley MacLaine	...	Grace Winterbourne
Ricki Lake	...	Connie Doyle / Patricia Winterbourne
Brendan Fraser	...	Bill / Hugh Winterbourne
Miguel Sandoval	...	Paco
Loren Dean	...	Steve DeCunzo
Peter Gerety	...	Father Brian Kilraine
Jane Krakowski	...	Christine
Debra Monk	...	Lieutenant Ambrose
Cathryn de Prume	...	Renee
Kate Hennig	...	Sophie
Susan Haskell	...	Patricia Winterbourne
Justin Van Lieshout	...	Baby Hughie
Alec Thomlison	...	Baby Hughie
Jennifer Irwin	...	Susan
Victor A. Young	...	Dr. Hopley (as Victor Young)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and brief strong language.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34001) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Peru:14 | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

A&M Films

Trivia:

Despite having already lost 125 lbs, Ricki Lake was required to lose an additional 20 lbs before filming could begin.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the "Sunny Side Of The Street" rendition, Connie joins in with Mother Winterbourne, but her lips don't seem to start moving until a bar or so later than her voice.

Quotes:

Grace Winterbourne: She is Hugh's widow, and she has just given birth to my grandson, under 200 tons of twisted metal. Now, I don't care if she turns out to be a Colombian drug lord, I'm going to help her all I can. And unless you start treating her with some respect, I'll take you over my knee and spank you! And don't you think for one minute that I can't do it...
[exasperated]
Bill Winterbourne: Paco...
[snorts]
Paco: My money's on her.

Movie Connections:

Version of "A Intrusa" (1962)

Soundtrack:

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive

pleasant romance - feelgood movie

So Ricky Lake is not the world's greatest actress, but she does well enough. The romance is reasonably believable. The story is friendly. And you get to watch Brendan Fraser for a long while - who is actually even more dishy as Hugh than as Bill, so do pay attention during the act in the train.

I watched it twice on television. I could easily bear watching it a third time. Believe me- that's high praise.