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Overview

User Rating:
4.7/10   6,399 votes
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Director:
Mark Tarlov
Writer (WGA):
Judith Roberts (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
5 February 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance more
Tagline:
Magic opened up their hearts... Love did the rest. more
Plot:
A department store executive (Flanery) tries to resist falling in love with a young woman (Gellar),... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
a charming romantic comedy that could have been better more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sarah Michelle Gellar ... Amanda Shelton

Sean Patrick Flanery ... Tom Bartlett

Patricia Clarkson ... Lois McNally

Dylan Baker ... Jonathan Bendel

Larry Gilliard Jr. ... Nolan Traynor
Christopher Durang ... Gene O'Reilly

Betty Buckley ... Aunt Stella

Olek Krupa ... Valderon

Amanda Peet ... Chris

Alex Draper ... Francois
Drew Nieporent ... Gil Shapiro
Anthony Ruivivar ... Ramos

Andrew McFarlane ... The Poet

Steven Skybell ... Mr. Mueller

Phyllis Somerville ... Ruth
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Einfach unwiderstehlich (Germany)
The Magic Hour (USA) (working title)
Vanilla Fog (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief sexual references.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
Germany | USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
The original title for this movie was "Vanilla Fog". more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Amanda Shelton opens the shop door after seeing the cop adjusting his belt, the camera is visible and a crew guy is crouched down. more
Quotes:
Tom Bartlett: Very bold plate selection, I might add. Explains the outfit.
Amanda Shelton: To eliminate a necklace would've taken another half hour.
Tom Bartlett: I see.
Amanda Shelton: Doesn't look like it takes you very long.
Tom Bartlett: Touché. I do seem to come out of the shower fully dressed in a blue suit.
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Movie Connections:
References Dumbo (1941) more
Soundtrack:
That Old Black Magic more

FAQ

Can you explain the crab?
Is that a true statistic (every five seconds) on the amount of times men think about sex?
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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
a charming romantic comedy that could have been better, 12 January 2000
7/10
Author: hbs from United States

This is a very sweet little movie. The "magic" business in it is there to give it a little edge, and I think that they wisely don't explain it, but the movie works best when they underplay it. It's at its best around the "shopping for plates" sequence when the characters discuss how often men think about sex. It's handled with a light touch that is just right. That is the tone that I would have liked to see the movie maintain, and which they hit now and again during the course of it, but also missed from time to time.

It's not a sure thing (it's no "Moonstruck", for example), but if you like romantic comedy it's worth a look. I'd give it a 7/10 (slightly less than 3 stars, but close).

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