She's So Lovely (1997)

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Writer:

John Cassavetes (written by)

Release Date:

27 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The story of one outrageous woman. Caught between two men. Both of them certain of one thing...

Plot:

Maureen is pregnant and her husband Eddie is missing. Nervous, Maureen shares a couple of drinks with neighbor Kiefer...

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Father Daughter Relationship | Police | Suicide Attempt | Class Differences

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Sean Penn	...	Eddie Quinn
James Gandolfini	...	Kiefer
Robin Wright Penn	...	Maureen Murphy Quinn
John Travolta	...	Joey Germoni
Susan Traylor	...	Lucinda
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Tony 'Shorty' Russo
Debi Mazar	...	Georgie
Bobby Cooper	...	Cooper
John Marshall Jones	...	Leonard
Chloe Webb	...	Nancy Swearingen
James Soravilla	...	Avi
Jamie Bozian	...	Intern #1 (as James Bozian)
Paul Johansson	...	Intern #2
Justina Machado	...	Carmen Rodriguez - Lady Ticket Taker
Tito Larriva	...	Lead Singer

Also Known As:

Call It Love
She's De Lovely (USA) (working title)
She's So Lovely (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some violence.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | USA:R (certificate #35349) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

John Cassavetes was going to direct the film in the 1980s with 'Sean Penn' in the lead but the project could not be completed before Cassavetes died.

Goofs:

Continuity: Joey gets out of his Cadillac holding his car keys, but the car's warning beeper signifies that the keys are still in the ignition.

Quotes:

Maureen Murphy Quinn: I wanna take beer bottles and smash 'em over people's heads.
Eddie: OK.
Maureen Murphy Quinn: I just wanna - I wanna smash 'em.
Eddie: OK.
Maureen Murphy Quinn: 'Cause I love you.
Eddie: What the hell're you talking about?
Maureen Murphy Quinn: Make some coffee, Eddie.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in An Actor's Look at John Cassavetes (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

It's Oh So Quiet

Dear Lord, this was dire...

Sean Penn does method, John Travolta chews scenery, the kids are cute enough to make one diabetic and Robin Wright Penn's performance keeps banging away at the same note over and over and over again. The characters were so unsympathetic I didn't care the least bit what happened to them. There is no plot to speak of. The cinematography ranges from grunge to bland and I don't understand where the romantic comedy angle comes in. What's so funny (or romantic) about abuse and codependency taken to sociopathic levels on all fronts? And I would definitely wave off anybody who has ever suffered from mental illness, because they would find the flick downright insulting.

Of course there are real people like this out there, but so what? If I don't waste any of my precious time on this earth watching the denizens of Jerry Springer, why would I want to watch their fictional counterparts? You want a movie about an irredeemable person that is worth seeing? Go rent Citizen Ruth. It is infinitely better than this horrorshow.

This might have worked as a ten-minute indie movie, but as an hour and a half Hollywood flick, it's a complete waste of celluloid. I watched it (sporadically) on tv for free, and I still regretted it. Whatever you do, if you must watch this piece of crap, use a free video store coupon to do so. Chances are, you would regret spending any money on it.