About Adam (2000)

A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.

Director:

Gerard Stembridge

Writer:

Gerard Stembridge

Stars:

Tommy Tiernan, Kate Hudson, Frances O'Connor

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommy Tiernan	...	Simon
Kate Hudson	...	Lucy Owens
Frances O'Connor	...	Laura Owens
Stewart Roche	...	Customer #1
Aoife Maloney	...	Customer #2
Donal Beecher	...	Andy
Stuart Townsend	...	Adam
Rosaleen Linehan	...	Peggy Owens
Charlotte Bradley	...	Alice Owens Rooney
Alan Maher	...	David Owens
Brendan Dempsey	...	Martin Rooney
Cathleen Bradley	...	Karen
Kathy Downes	...	Dympna
Mark Smith	...	Dracula
Roger Gregg	...	Prof. Harry McCormick

Storyline

A waitress meets personable, attractive Adam and they soon become lovers, then get engaged. Wasting no time, Adam starts an affair with her bookish sister, who knows about the first relationship. Their (none-too-happily) married third sister knows about both these liaisons but is still attracted to Adam. The lad is certainly playing the field, but in their own ways the girls seem to be getting just as much out of the deal as him.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | kissing | woman on top | foot closeup | sex scene | 

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Taglines:

He came. He saw. He conquered. One sister at a time.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexuality

Details

Country:

Ireland UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 2001 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Todo sobre Adam

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$33,300 (USA) (11 May 2001)

Gross:

$151,559 (USA) (25 May 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Venus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Alice Owens Rooney: [voice over. Alice looking at her baby daughter and thinking] Oh, Jwanie. Why can't you always stay that way? You'd be better off. Nope, it's all ahead of you. You'll grow up, and you'll be beautiful. The fellas will come sniffing around, and sooner or later some fucking eejit will lurch over to you with that look in his eye. And he'll say, "Do you know what you need, love? What you need is a good shag." Oh, it will happen. Believe me. But Jean, you know what really annoying thing is? It might ...

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Connections

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

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Soundtracks

"LOVE UNLIMITED"
Written by Brian Leiser and Huey Morgan (as Hugh Morgan)
Courtesy of BMG Music Publishing Limited
Performed by Fun Lovin' Criminals
(P) 1998 Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Limited

User Reviews

The new Oirishry

A lot has changed in Ireland in the last twenty years, and there's little of the old Oirishry on display in this film, which is set instead against a backdrop of posh department stores and stylish cafés. A glib, celebratory tone underpins what commences as a run-of-the-mill romcom, before the plot starts to venture into more unorthodox territory. But the film never really dares to take sides, and a weak conclusion suggests that all the tastier material should be reconsidered just as part of the froth. The result is an odd film, with all the flaws of a feel-good movie, but which doesn't actually make you feel good in the end.