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Overview

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5.8/10   2,757 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Cornell Woolrich (novel)
Phoef Sutton (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 April 1996 (USA) more
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The story of a girl who is going from filthy to rich [USA Theatrical] more
Plot:
Connie Doyle is eighteen and pregnant her boyfriend has kicked her out. She accidentaly ends up on a... more | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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Passable performances; horrible writing. more (46 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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)
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Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and brief strong language.
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105 min
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Despite having already lost 125 lbs, Ricki Lake was required to lose an additional 20 lbs before filming could begin. more
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Continuity: When Connie/Patricia first visits Steve at a motel, his room is on the ground floor, but when she returns later the same day, his room is on the second floor. more
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.
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Movie Connections:
Version of No Man of Her Own (1950) more
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On The Sunny Side Of The Street more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Passable performances; horrible writing., 26 July 2002
Author: wherever from Phoenix, AZ

I've always wanted to see this movie but I have to admit it was disappointing. It's just so completely implausible and without logic that it's difficult to enjoy. Yeah, I know that fluffy romantic comedies aren't supposed to be realistic, but this one just stretches credulity too much. The worst deficiency is Brendan Frasier's chilly WASP suddenly and inexplicably melting into a nice guy. He not only changes his opinion about Ricki Lake but seems to completely change personality as well. One moment he's rudely questioning her every move and investigating her and virtually the next he's romancing her, tangoing her around the room and kissing her, and then proposing marriage! He goes from aloof to gooey in 6 seconds flat. It's just too much to swallow. What was it exactly that caused him to fall in love - her charming use of the words "tits" and "ass" at the dinner table? The haircut? (Actually, I liked her hair better long and curly). Don't get me wrong, I love Ricki Lake, and I don't think she was bad here, she just wasn't given anything to do, and we were never given any reason why Frasier should experience such a dramatic sea-change. If perhaps they'd shown that a few months had passed, or something to explain the abrupt turnaround. Frankly, everyone in this movie goes around like their brains are made of mush. I suppose Maclaine's alcoholic character has an excuse, but really, the extremely simplistic and downright stereotypical characterizations of everyone involved (rich people, poor people, gay latino butlers) were insulting. Maclaine, Frasier and Sandoval are excellent comedic actors, and do the best with what they can here, but the characters are not even close to real people. The only real thing I got out of it was drooling over Brendan Frasier, and frankly there are many other superior movies that can be used for that purpose.

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