Forget Paris (1995)

Mickey, an NBA referee, meets Ellen, an American airline official, in Paris. It develops into a relationship of ups and downs.

Director:

Billy Crystal

Writers:

Billy Crystal, Lowell Ganz

Stars:

Billy Crystal, Debra Winger, Joe Mantegna

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Crystal	...	Mickey
Debra Winger	...	Ellen
Joe Mantegna	...	Andy
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Liz
Richard Masur	...	Craig
Julie Kavner	...	Lucy
William Hickey	...	Arthur
Robert Costanzo	...	Waiter
John Spencer	...	Jack
Tom Wright	...	Tommy
Cathy Moriarty	...	Lois
Johnny Williams	...	Lou
Marv Albert	...	Marv Albert
Bill Walton	...	Bill Walton
Charles Barkley	...	Charles Barkley

Storyline

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews, an American living in Paris, works for the airline Mickey flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches. The story is told in flashback by their friends at a restaurant waiting for them to arrive.

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Plot Keywords:

love | basketball | city name in title | american abroad | directed by star | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about love... after marriage.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, including some sex-related dialogue

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Olvídate de París

Filming Locations:

Arronville, Val-d'Oise, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,812,656, 21 May 1995

Gross USA:

$33,177,694

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$33,177,694

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Face Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Julie Kavner, Dan Castellaneta and Joe Montegna, all voice actors for The Simpsons appear in this movie.

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Goofs

This is actually a correction to the last geographical goof. They are all in a restaurant in NYC. They are at Helen's. They even say it several times, and they also make reference to the fact that it was a Nicks game. So they are supposed to be in NYC not LA. They have all flown in to NYC for the wedding.

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Quotes

Liz: HEY. If someone does not tell me about this baby, ASSES WILL BE KICKED.
Lois: I Like her!

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Crazy Credits

The mannequin "SafetyMan" is credited as being played by "Himself"

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Crimson Tide/A Little Princess/The Perez Family/The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill/Swimming with Sharks (1995)

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Soundtracks

Tea For Two
Written by Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar

User Reviews

This comedy has its sad moments but even in tragedy this movie can be very funny

Multi talented Billy Crystal directed and wrote the screen play with Lowell Ganz. This comedy has its sad moments but even in tragedy this movie can be very funny. The cast in superb. Mickey Gordon, played by Crystal is a referee (When Harry met Sally, The Princess Bride) who has to go to Paris because his father wanted to be buried in France. The airline mishandled the corpse of his father. By the way this is a Tort in the US he could have gotten a lot of money because of that. He then meets Ellen Andrews, Debra Winger (An Officer and a Gentlemen, Terms of Endearment) who works for the airline. The story is told in a very creative fashion using a group of friends which meets in a restaurant and each tells part of the story. It starts with one couple and more friends keep coming and they do not know whether Mickey and Elle will show up and whether they are still together. Nice story telling! Just look at the names: Joe Mantegna (Up Close & Personal) is Andy; Cynthia Stevenson is Liz, Richard Masur (none other than the director of SAG himself) is Craig; Julie Kavner (Jake's Women, This is my Life) is Lucy who is on diet; William Hickey (I) is Arthur; Robert Costanzo, is the witty waiter his very funny lines; John Spencer (I) is Jack; Tom Wright (I) is Tommy; Cathy Moriarty is Lois; Johnny Williams (I) is Lou. Then there are all the athletes one can come up with. The Lady who plays the organ is so stuffy and funny! She loves to live in Paris, but she has follow her husband who is always traveling. I have seem this happen to many people.They tried to compromise but it does not work at all. Her father comes to live with them and that created more tension. Funny lines: " you asked for it, you got it Toyota!".

My favorite scenes: them driving around Paris; the bird glued to her face; when she shows up at the game and at the restaurant. I liked the movie. The music is nice. It made me laugh. I recommend it, it is an enjoyable movie.