Unconditional Love (2002)

After her husband unexpectedly leaves her, Grace Beasley (Kathy Bates) spontaneously travels to Great Britain to attend the funeral of Victor Fox, a singer she adored. There, she meets the ... See full summary »

Director:

P.J. Hogan

Writers:

Jocelyn Moorhouse, P.J. Hogan

Stars:

Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Meredith Eaton

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kathy Bates	...	Grace Beasley
Rupert Everett	...	Dirk Simpson
Meredith Eaton	...	Maudey Beasley
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Window Washer
Lynn Redgrave	...	Nola Fox
Stephanie Beacham	...	Harriet Fox-Smith
Richard Briers	...	Barry Moore
Marcia Warren	...	Lynette Fox-Moore
Jack Noseworthy	...	Andrew Beasley
Dan Wyllie	...	Pete
Dan Aykroyd	...	Max Beasley
Jonathan Pryce	...	Victor Fox
Brenda Pickleman	...	Woman in Red Bra, Jerry Springer guest
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Abbott	...	Graveyard Officer
Rose Abdoo	...	Contest winner

Storyline

After her husband unexpectedly leaves her, Grace Beasley (Kathy Bates) spontaneously travels to Great Britain to attend the funeral of Victor Fox, a singer she adored. There, she meets the lover of the dead pop star, played by Rupert Everett, and convinces him to return to Chicago with her to find the singer's killer. Guest appearance by Julie Andrews.

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Plot Keywords:

singer | lover | funeral | travel | pilot | 

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Taglines:

If love takes no prisoners, somebody forgot to tell them.

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Musical | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual content, brief strong language and some violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 2002 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Who Shot Victor Fox

Filming Locations:

Chicago Studio City - 5660 W. Taylor Street, Austin, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avery Pix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 1999, the film stayed on the shelf until it premiered in the US on the Starz cable network on Aug 2, 2003 and then went straight to DVD.

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Goofs

When Dirk is inviting Grace to dine with him, he shakes out a napkin and tosses it on her plate. We then see the napkin on the plate neatly folded in a triangle shape.

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Quotes

Julie Andrews: OH, BUGGER OFF.

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Crazy Credits

The closing credits tell us that "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" was "sung a little by Kathy Bates" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" was "sung even less by Kathy Bates."

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Connections

Spoofs The Jerry Springer Show (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Blazing Dragons"
Score by Amin Bhatia
Theme Song by Pure West

User Reviews

A Pleasant Surprise

This film is so many things: corny, touching, hilarious, weepy, maddening...well, you get it - so many things and a really pleasant surprise. I watched it to see Kathy Bates and I fell in love with her talent. Like the movie, she is also many things and shows the complexity of a relatively simple character type (as "D.S." put it - "an American frump"). Yes, she was very frumpy, but with a twist...she had real balls throughout the film and from the time her husband gives her the bad news she begins to show herself that she really didn't need him for validation; her strength shows with her first impulsive decision to go to England and then the fun begins. My favorite scenes are when the Fox sisters realize that they are sharing tea with a fan and, of course, Victor Fox's televised funeral. The end scene, while meandering and very maudlin, touched me and seemed the perfect end to an unexpected adventure. My favorite character was the daughter-in-law, Maudey. What a woman! I'll never see little people the same way again...she was very Chicago.