Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Shirley MacLaine | ... | Grace Winterbourne | |
Ricki Lake | ... | Connie Doyle | |
Brendan Fraser | ... | Bill / Hugh Winterbourne | |
Miguel Sandoval | ... | Paco | |
Loren Dean | ... | Steve DeCunzo | |
Peter Gerety | ... | Father Brian Kilraine | |
Jane Krakowski | ... | Christine | |
Debra Monk | ... | Lieutenant Ambrose | |
Cathryn de Prume | ... | Renee | |
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Kate Hennig | ... | Sophie |
Susan Haskell | ... | Patricia Winterbourne | |
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Justin Van Lieshout | ... | Baby Hughie |
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Alec Thomlison | ... | Baby Hughie |
Jennifer Irwin | ... | Susan | |
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Victor A. Young | ... | Dr. Hopley (as Victor Young) |
Connie Doyle is eighteen and pregnant when her boyfriend kicks her out. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife Patricia who is pregnant. The train wrecks and she wakes up in the hospital to find out that it's been assumed that she's Patricia. Hugh's mother takes her in and she falls in love with Hugh's brother Bill. Just when she thinks everything is going her way, her ex-boyfriend shows up. Written by Shannon Andrews <Shannon.B.Andrews@m.cc.utah.edu>
So Ricky Lake is not the world's greatest actress, but she does well enough. The romance is reasonably believable. The story is friendly. And you get to watch Brendan Fraser for a long while - who is actually even more dishy as Hugh than as Bill, so do pay attention during the act in the train.
I watched it twice on television. I could easily bear watching it a third time. Believe me- that's high praise.