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Picture Perfect (1997)

 -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -  1 August 1997 (USA)
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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 »

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Sam Mayfair
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Darcy O'Neil
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Mr. Mercer
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Sela
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Mrs. Mercer
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Jim Davenport
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Jackie Davenport (as Margaret Gibson)
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Brad
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1st Ad Executive
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Bray Poor ...
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4th Ad Executive
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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. Written by Malthus <zombie@il.fontys.nl>

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

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sensuality and related dialogue | See all certifications »

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1 August 1997 (USA)  »

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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)
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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. See more »

Quotes

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

References The Patty Duke Show (1963) See more »

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
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Predictable but nice
18 January 2003 | by (The Hague, Netherlands) – See all my reviews

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.


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