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Writer:
John Hodge (written by)
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Release Date:
24 October 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
A comedy for anyone who's ever been in danger...of falling in love. more
Plot:
Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss's daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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(21 articles)
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A difference of opinion. more (159 total)

Cast

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Ewan McGregor ... Robert Lewis

Cameron Diaz ... Celine Naville

Holly Hunter ... O'Reilly

Delroy Lindo ... Jackson

Dan Hedaya ... Gabriel

Ian McNeice ... Mayhew
Frank Kanig ... Ted
Mel Winkler ... Francis 'Frank' Naville

Stanley Tucci ... Elliot Zweikel
Anne Cullimore Decker ... Violet Eldred Gesteten

K.K. Dodds ... Lily

Tony Shalhoub ... Al

Christopher Gorham ... Walt

Ian Holm ... Naville
Maury Chaykin ... Tod Johnson
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
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103 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The gas station attendant is whistling the techno song that played over the previous scene (when Robert confronts Neville and kidnaps Celine). more
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Continuity: When Robert is digging the grave, Jackson is talking to him, sitting on the ground with legs crossed. There is a cut to Jackson's back, and a few seconds later a front view shows him with legs out-stretched. more
Quotes:
Tod: Do you think that I'd talk to a dog? Do you think I'd ask a dog whether you're good or evil? What do you think I am? Some kind of crazy backwoods lunatic with a barn full of human skulls and a scythe that I sharpen every day in readiness for Armageddon?
Robert: No, no, not at all, I'm sure you're just a regular kind of guy.
Tod: Right, I'm regular, I am a regular man. I want... but that's not the point! The point is, who are YOU? WHO ARE YOU?
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40 out of 42 people found the following review useful.
A difference of opinion., 3 November 2003
10/10
Author: The_Slider from Manchester, England

It seems that with A Life Less Ordinary you either love it or you hate it. Personally I am of the former persuasion, with it being a favourite of mine. I can see were the detractors come from, especially after viewing Boyle & Hodge's previous works. ALLO is in a completely different in style to their previous two films Shallow Grave and Trainspotting. But to say it is the weaker of the three films would be a fallacy. Stylistically the film is excellent - reminding me a lot of a Coen brothers film. The script is spot on and the performances of McGregor and Diaz are both excellent (which surprised me for Diaz) as their does seem to be a real chemistry between the two. A very enjoyable romantic comedy overall, and if an old cynic like me can say that, it must be good.

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