The Bachelor (1999)

A committment-phobic man goes in search of a bride including his fed up girlfriend, to inherit his grandfather's $100 million inheritance.

Director:

Gary Sinyor

Writers:

Roi Cooper Megrue (play), Jean C. Havez,

Stars:

Chris O'Donnell, Renée Zellweger, Artie Lange

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris O'Donnell	...	Jimmie Shannon
Renée Zellweger	...	Anne Arden
Artie Lange	...	Marco
Edward Asner	...	Sid Gluckman
Hal Holbrook	...	Roy O'Dell
James Cromwell	...	The Priest
Marley Shelton	...	Natalie Arden
Peter Ustinov	...	Grandad James Shannon
Katharine Towne	...	Monique
Rebecca Cross	...	Stacey
Stacy Edwards	...	Zoe
Mariah Carey	...	Ilana
Sarah Silverman	...	Carolyn
Jennifer Esposito	...	Daphne
Brooke Shields	...	Buckley Hale-Windsor

Storyline

Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to her, but he sticks his foot in his mouth and botches the proposal. Being insulted by the defeatist proposal, Anne leaves town on an assignment. After she's gone, he finds out that his recently-deceased grandfather's will stipulates that he gets nothing of a multi-million dollar fortune unless he's married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday: tomorrow! Not being able to find Anne, Jimmie begins backtracking through his past girlfriends to find a wife.

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Plot Keywords:

grandfather | inheritance | love | bachelor | box office flop | 

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Taglines:

One thousand brides. One hundred million dollars. Jimmie Shannon is about to discover the true value of love.

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Filmexport (France) New Line Cinema

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

5 November 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

El soltero más codiciado

Filming Locations:

Cook Ranch, Galisteo, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$21,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£291,436 (UK) (18 February 2000)

Gross:

£761,788 (UK) (3 March 2000)

Company Credits

Production Co:

George Street Pictures, Lloyd Segan Company, The, New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is based on the Buster Keaton silent film Seven Chances. This film was shot in San Francisco, filming in some of the same areas that Keaton used for another film Day Dreams.

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Goofs

Marco has a stain on his t-shirt when he's with Jimmie at the diner. When he hops into his car a few moments later, the stain is gone.

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Quotes

Ilana: [Upon seeing Jimmie after her performance] Up until now I thought you were dead!
[Gives him a dirty look and leaves]

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (2009)

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Soundtracks

"O Fortuna"
from "Carmina Burana"
Written by Carl Orff
Performed by CSR Symphony Orchestra and Slovak Philharmonic Chorus

User Reviews

or, Get Off the Pot!

In order to protect a $100 million inheritance, commitment-shy bachelor Chris O'Donnell (as Jimmie Shannon) learns he must marry before he reaches his impending 30th birthday. Naturally, Mr. O'Donnell proposes to the woman he loves, beautiful blonde Renée Zellweger (as Anne Arden). But, Ms. Zellweger senses O'Donnell's heart really isn't in his "(empty your intestine) or get off the pot!" proposal. Zellweger bails, with sister Marley Shelton (as Natalie). So, O'Donnell, with pal Artie Lange (as Marco) assisting, tries to locate a marriage-minded woman, who is willing to share $100 million, and produce a baby. Any takers?

Ms. Shelton is a sweet sidekick, and Brooke Shields (as Buckley) stands out among the unfortunately wasted supporting cast. Gary Sinyor's "The Bachelor" is a lesser re-make of a well-remembered Buster Keaton comedy ("Seven Chances"). No cigar and not even close.

**** The Bachelor (1999) Gary Sinyor ~ Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zellweger, Marley Shelton