Love Potion No. 9 (1992)

Two scientists who are hopeless with the opposite sex experiment with a substance that makes them irresistible to anyone who hears them speak.

Director:

Dale Launer

Writer:

Dale Launer

Stars:

Tate Donovan, Sandra Bullock, Mary Mara

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tate Donovan	...	Paul
Sandra Bullock	...	Diane
Mary Mara	...	Marisa
Dale Midkiff	...	Gary
Hillary B. Smith	...	Sally
Anne Bancroft	...	Madame Ruth
Dylan Baker	...	Prince Geoffrey
Blake Clark	...	Motorcycle Cop
Bruce McCarty	...	Jeff
Rebecca Staab	...	Cheryl
Adrian Paul	...	Enrico Pazzoli
Ric Reitz	...	Dave
Steven Burnette	...	Ron (as Steven Burnett)
Jordan Baker	...	Joanne
Ken Strong	...	Dick Webster

Storyline

Two scientists who are hopeless with the opposite sex experiment with a substance that makes them irresistible to anyone who hears them speak.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | love potion | experiment | aphrodisiac | number in title | 

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Taglines:

Imagine if sex appeal came in a bottle.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for elements of sensuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sorority house that Tate Donovan enters for his "panty raid" is the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house at Georgia Tech.

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Goofs

Position of bottle that Marisa puts down on the street changes between shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Paul Matthews: [voice-over] About once a month my friends and I get together and do something different for fun. Sometimes we go bowling or miniature golf or a movie or something. One night we went down to a gypsy palm reader at 34th and Vine.

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Crazy Credits

The names of the more than 300 extra's who chased Marisa through the city are mentioned in one large block of fine print.

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Connections

Features Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)

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Soundtracks

Ruby Baby
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by Donald Fagen
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
by arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Cute RomCom, Nice But Overdone Premise

This is not an original premise, nor is it an original movie, but it IS sweet, funny, and entertaining. I enjoyed this flick, though it is only a flick, and it does have some cute elements.

While this IS just another RomCom, it aptly entertains anyone whose mindset is to enjoy and/or seek out this type of movie. If you're already in the mood for a PG-13 romantic comedy about a shy biochemist and a shy biologist who dabble in love through alchemy via a Gypsy's love potion, then this is definitely the movie for you.

On the whole, it rates a 4.9/10.

As a RomCom, it rates a 6.7/10.

That's an average of 5.8 from...

the Fiend :.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Potion #9

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$416,641, 15 November 1992

Gross USA:

$754,935

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$754,935

Company Credits

Production Co:

Penta Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1