Only You (1994)

As a teen, Faith was told that her destiny is a man named Damon Bradley. Years later - Faith is about to marry another man - a Damon Bradley calls to wish them all the best. Faith blows off the wedding and follows Damon to Italy.

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writer:

Diane Drake

Stars:

Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marisa Tomei	...	Faith Corvatch
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Peter Wright
Bonnie Hunt	...	Kate
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Giovanni (as Joaquim De Almeida)
Fisher Stevens	...	Larry
Billy Zane	...	The False Damon Bradley
Adam LeFevre	...	Damon Bradley
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Dwayne
Siobhan Fallon Hogan	...	Leslie (as Siobhan Fallon)
Antonia Rey	...	Fortune Teller
Phyllis Newman	...	Faith's Mother
Denise Du Maurier	...	Dwayne's Mother
Tammy Minoff	...	Young Faith
Harry Barandes	...	Young Larry
Jessica Hertel	...	Young Kate

Storyline

Destiny. Faith (Marisa Tomei) believes that two soul-mates can be united if they find each other. From the Ouija board, she has found the name of her missing half, and it is D-A-M-O-N B-R-A-D-L-E-Y. Later, at the carnival, the fortune teller sees the name Damon Bradley in the Crystal Ball and Faith is convinced. She is told that "You make your own destiny,...don't wait for it to come to you", but she is looking for Damon. 14 years later, she is engaged to a dull podiatrist and plans to marry until she gets a call from one of his classmates who is on his way to Venice, Italy. The classmate is Damon Bradley. Rushing to the airport to see her soul-mate, she misses him and the plane, but decides, then and there, to go after him. So Faith and her sister-in-law Kate both board the next plane for Italy hoping to find her Damon.

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Plot Keywords:

italy | sister in law | trip | soul mate | telephone call | 

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Taglines:

A love story written in the stars

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild sensuality and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei reunite in Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), as Tony Stark and Aunt May.

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Goofs

When Damon and Faith finally meet, they make plans to meet at the restaurant at 8:30. When she runs down the stairs to meet him, we hear a bell tower chiming multiple times. Presumably, it is either 8:00 or 9:00.

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Quotes

Kate Corvatch: I married a liar. Why? Because I married a man.

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Connections

Referenced in The Directors: The Films of Norman Jewison (1999)

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Soundtracks

Some Enchanted Evening
Written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Ezio Pinza & Mary Martin
Courtesy of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization

User Reviews

More travelogue than movie

What a beautifully photographed travelogue of Italy! Cinematographer Sven Nykvist captured gorgeous shot after gorgeous shot. Oh, yes, the movie. Pure fluff. Marisa Tomei is pretty, and carries off her part well. Robert Downey, Jr., while apparently a low-quality individual, is nonetheless a high-quality actor. I found Bonnie Hunt particularly charming. The film did have a certain amount of charm, and the actors did a good job given the limitations of the script. Worth catching on cable.

Details

Country:

USA Italy

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

7 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Faith

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,711,738, 9 October 1994

Gross USA:

$20,059,210

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,059,210

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Fried/Woods Films, Yorktown Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1