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

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 O Xangô de Baker Street (2001).

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, Faith writes down the name "Damon Bradley" on two lines. In the next shot she writes the name down on one line.

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Quotes

Peter: I can't believe you're gonna let a few little letters of the alphabet keep us apart. It is a detail! Just - look, just call me Damon, okay? It'll be like a nickname.

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Connections

References Roman Holiday (1953)

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Soundtracks

Some Enchanted Evening
Written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Performed by Ezio Pinza
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

If you love this movie, check out Billy Wilder's Avanti! (1972)

I adore this film. The script is fresh and well-structured, and contrary to other reviewers I really like the leisurely setup of the first act before Robert Downey, Jr. appears -- it's fun to watch the women responding to the call to adventure. This film is like a dreamy fantasy-trip to Italy, comparable to the great (and underrated) romantic comedy by Billy Wilder, "Avanti!" with Juliet Mills and Jack Lemmon. This movie connects back to that film with the delightful performance of Gianfranco Barra as the concierge; his distinctive voice and excellent comic timing mark his performance as Bruno in Avanti!