For three years, Andrew Paxton has slaved as the assistant to Margaret Tate, hard-driving editor at a New York publisher. When Margaret, a Canadian, faces deportation for an expired visa, she hatches a scheme to marry Andrew - he agrees if she'll promise a promotion. A skeptical INS agent vows to test the couple about each other the next Monday. Andrew had plans to fly home that weekend for his grandma's 90th, so Margaret goes with him - to Sitka, Alaska - where mom, dad, and grams await. Family dynamics take over: tensions between dad and Andrew, an ex-girlfriend, Andrew's dislike of Margaret, and her past color the next few days, with the INS ready to charge Andrew with fraud.
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Julia Roberts was the first choice to play Margaret, but reportedly refused to take a pay cut, so Sandra Bullock took over the role.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When Andrew and Margaret first go into the immigration office, Mr. Gilbertson is reviewing Margaret's case in a plain manila envelope. When he tells them that he will see them on Monday and tosses the file, it is now a much darker folder.
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Quotes
Grandma Annie:
[upon being introduced to Margaret]
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"It Takes Two"
Written by James Brown, Rob Base (as Robert Ginyard) Performed by Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock (as DJ E-Z Rock) Courtesy of Profile Records, Inc. and RCA/Jive Label Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing Contains a sample of "Think About It" Performed by Lyn Collins Courtesy of Universal Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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