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Overview

User Rating:
3.3/10   2,497 votes
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Director:
Eric Bross
Writers (WGA):
Eric Aronson (written by) &
Paul Stanton (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 October 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Romance more
Tagline:
He's Risking It All... For Love At First Sight! more
Plot:
A shy advertising employee meets his dream girl on the El train, but doesn't remember to get her phone number, resulting in an all-out search for the mystery girl full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lance Bass ... Kevin Gibbons

Joey Fatone ... Rod

Emmanuelle Chriqui ... Abbey
GQ ... Eric
James Bulliard ... Randy Francis
Al Green ... Himself

Tamala Jones ... Jackie
Richie Sambora ... Mick Silver

Amanda Foreman ... Julie
Dan Montgomery Jr. ... Brady (as Dan Montgomery)

Dave Foley ... Higgins

Jerry Stiller ... Nathan

David Fraser ... Barrett
Jenny Parsons ... Margie the Receptionist

Kristin Booth ... Sam
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
On the L (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language and some crude humor.
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Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Germany:6 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
A Happy Place more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In "100 Girls"(2000), Emmanuelle Chriqui starred as a girl who was pursued by a boy who did not know her name or how to find her, which is the premise of this movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When we meet Brady Francis he is shown playing a Game Boy, complete with sound effects. There is no game cart in the Game Boy. more
Quotes:
Abby: I can't get next to you.
Kevin Gibbons: Excuse me?
Abby: "I'm So Tired of Being Alone" is a great Al Green song, but "I Can't Get Next To You" sounds a little more appropriate.
Kevin Gibbons: Why?
Abby: Because... I can't get next to you!
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Movie Connections:
References "The West Wing" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Take Me To the River more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Loved it, 27 October 2001
10/10
Author: (watk0045@tc.umn.edu) from Minnesota, Usa

I think that Joey and Lance were great in this movie. I think that the plot was very good and the movie was funny. I plan on seeing this movie again. Both Lance and Joey have good singing voices and I think that it is great that they both get to show off their many talents in this movie.

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