Only You (1994)

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 ... See full summary »

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

Details

Country:

USA Italy

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

7 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Faith

Filming Locations:

Chicago Studio City - 5660 W. Taylor Street, Austin, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$20,042,048

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Fried/Woods Films, Yorktown Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert Downey, Jr. and Joaquim de Almeida, who appear together in this film, would later play the same character in different movies, Sherlock Holmes (2009) and The Xango from Baker Street (2001).

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Goofs

When Faith and Kate on their way to Rome are having lunch beside the street, they drink white wine out of a bottle labelled as Chianti. In Tuscany only red wines can be labelled as Chianti.

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Quotes

Kate Corvatch: [Faith is parading up and down in the wedding dress humming the wedding march] Does it come with a soundtrack?

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Connections

References Columbo (1971)

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Soundtracks

Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici
from La Traviata
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Agnes Baltsa, José Carreras (as José Carreras), London Symphony Orchestra (as London Symphony Orchestra),
The Tallis Chamber Choir and Plácido Domingo, conductor
Courtesy of Sony Classical
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

A great way to spend a cold winter night

What a great romantic comedy set in beautiful Italy, not only are the actors Robert Downey Jr (so handsome and such a talented actor) and the beautiful Marissa Tomei amazing but watching these actors play out such a romantic story and doing things that we would never dream of, to find your one true love. All with her best friend by her side. Brings me back to being 13, dreaming of who I would marry and the romantic innocence of those times.

Its not only the romance but the friendships that give you that warm feeling inside, both the men and women in this film have a quiet kind ship with each other as when you see the three men sitting in the boat sharing wine, feeling rejected by women. ( I won't spoil that scene with anyones names) and the kindness of the hotel staff in later scenes.

These days so many movies and the reality of the news is full of war, violence and betrayal. Why not put all of that behind you?.. So sit back with your favorite snack, some hot chocolate & maybe your best friend and escape into love, romance, zany impulsiveness and disappear into.... Only You.