The Night We Never Met (1993)

Brian, painter Ellen and chef Sam timeshare an apartment on different days. A shift on Mon/Wednesdays causes mistaken identity as Ellen and Sam have never met but leave notes, food etc. behind for each other.

Director:

Warren Leight

Writer:

Warren Leight

Stars:

Matthew Broderick, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Annabella Sciorra

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Broderick	...	Sam Lester
Annabella Sciorra	...	Ellen Holder
Tim Guinee	...	Kenneth
Michelle Hurst	...	Leslie
Dana Wheeler-Nicholson	...	Inga
Brooke Smith	...	Catha
Mary B. McCann	...	Yogurt-Eating Date
Naomi Campbell	...	French Cheese Shopper
Michael Mastro	...	Triple Creme Cheese Shopper (as Michael Mastrototaro)
Katharine Houghton	...	Less / More Cheese Lady
Mary Fulham	...	I'm Double Parked Lady
Kathryn Rossetter	...	Excuse Me Shopper
Steven Goldstein	...	3rd Cheese Man
Catherine Lloyd Burns	...	Deli Customer
Bitty Schram	...	Pharmacy Clerk

Storyline

Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygiene. Such is his discomfort with his living arrangements that he agrees to share the occupancy of another flat: he gets two nights a week, the owner (a sleazy frat-boy yuppie named Brian, soon to be married) and Ellen (a would-be painter seeking relief from her boring marriage) each get their separate nights in the flat. Things go extremely well until Sam and Brian swap nights without telling Ellen, who attributes the "nice" things that happen around the place to the slob Brian, while berating the responsible Sam for his hedonistic lifestyle.

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Plot Keywords:

roommate | cheese shop | dominatrix | time share | new york city | 

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Taglines:

A comedy with room for romance.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Noite que Nunca Nos Encontramos

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$911,736, 2 May 1993

Gross USA:

$1,884,814

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,884,814

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax, Tribeca Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin Anderson and Jeanne Tripplehorn would go on two appear in two popular novel to film adaptations after this film was released in the Spring of 1993. Anderson would appear in Rising Sun starring Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes and Tripplehorn would appear in the hit, The Firm starring Tom Cruise, with whom Anderson co-starred in Cruise's breakout film, Risky Business, ten years earlier. Both released in June 1993. Both Anderson and Tripplehorn play important vital roles in each film.

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Quotes

Inga: You are welcome to me!

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Splitting Heirs/Sidekicks/Three of Hearts/Bound by Honor/The Night We Never Met (1993)

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Soundtracks

More Than You Know
Performed by Dr. John
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Written by Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu & Billy Rose
WB Music Corp., Chappell and Co., & LSQ Music Co. ASCAP

User Reviews

Not many people saw this movie, but I bet David Chase did!

Mildly entertaining comedy about a threesome timesharing a New York City apartment, but never meet. Broderick is the standout as a fed-up cheese clerk at an upscale grocery store.

While the film itself is barely worth a watch on cable, I thought it was interesting that the movie had no less than three (3!) future Sopranos cast members in roles varying from starring (Anabella Sciorra) to supporting (Dominic Chianese) to walk on (Michael Imperioli). David Chase definitely saw potential in all of these actors, so it's sad to see that the movie really wasted Sciorra's talents...