Picture Perfect (1997)

Kate is working on a career at Mercer Advertising but is passed up for promotion because she's 'not stable enough', still being single and having no ties to the company. A story is made up ... See full summary »

Director:

Glenn Gordon Caron

Writers:

Arleen Sorkin (story), Paul Slansky (story),

Stars:

Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Aniston	...	Kate Mosley
Jay Mohr	...	Nick
Kevin Bacon	...	Sam Mayfair
Olympia Dukakis	...	Rita Mosley
Illeana Douglas	...	Darcy O'Neil
Kevin Dunn	...	Mr. Mercer
Anne Twomey	...	Sela
Faith Prince	...	Mrs. Mercer
John Rothman	...	Jim Davenport
Meg Gibson	...	Jackie Davenport (as Margaret Gibson)
Paul Cassell	...	Brad
Ivar Brogger	...	1st Ad Executive
Peter McRobbie	...	2nd Ad Executive
Bray Poor	...	3rd Ad Executive
Daryl Edwards	...	4th Ad Executive

Storyline

Kate is working on a career at Mercer Advertising but is passed up for promotion because she's 'not stable enough', still being single and having no ties to the company. A story is made up about her being engaged to Nick, a guy whom she just met at a friend's wedding, and all seems to work out well for Kate. She even gets the attention of a colleague she had always wanted, but events soon take a dramatic turn, forcing her to 'present' her alleged fiance to her boss.

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Plot Keywords:

advertising | wedding | leg | mother daughter relationship | fake engagement | 

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Taglines:

Kate always lived her life by the rules...some rules were meant to be broken

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sensuality and related dialogue

Details

Official Sites:

Fox

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Trait pour trait

Filming Locations:

Central Park South Restaurant, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 680,903 (Germany) (5 June 1998)

Gross:

DEM 3,075,935 (Germany) (3 July 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

3 Art Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the diner when Kate offers to pay Nick to have dinner with her and pose as her fiancé, the knife in front of her keeps changing positions and at one time disappears completely.

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Quotes

Darcy O'Neal: I was born married, baby.

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Connections

References The Patty Duke Show (1963)

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Soundtracks

"Heaven Only Knows"
Written by Andy Connell (as Andrew Connell), Corinne Drewery
Performed by Swing Out Sister
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
by arrangement with PolyGram FIlm & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Predictable but nice

Jennifer Aniston is not really her Rachel from Friends but she comes close in Picture Perfect as Cate. I like her in Friends and I think because of that I liked her in this film.

The story is even more predictable than movies as Notting Hill and Addicted to love, but I did like it. It is simple, it makes you feel good, there's no real bad guy or girl, there is some chemistry and we all know it will end very happy.

You can like Aniston here, or may be you don´t because she is too much Rachel. I liked her because she is. Kevin Bacon was a little disappointing in a role that might be too easy for him and you will like Jay Mohr. If you want to feel good and sleep with a nice feeling, you might want to watch this. 6/10.