She's the One (1996)

The love lives of two brothers, Mickey and Francis, interconnect as Francis cheats on his wife with Mickey's ex-girlfriend, while Mickey impulsively marries a stranger.

Director:

Edward Burns

Writer:

Edward Burns

Stars:

Edward Burns, Jennifer Aniston, John Mahoney

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Mahoney	...	Mr. Fitzpatrick
Edward Burns	...	Mickey Fitzpatrick
Michael McGlone	...	Francis Fitzpatrick (as Mike McGlone)
Maxine Bahns	...	Hope
Jennifer Aniston	...	Renee
Cameron Diaz	...	Heather
Malachy McCourt	...	Tom
Leslie Mann	...	Connie
Amanda Peet	...	Molly
Anita Gillette	...	Carol
Frank Vincent	...	Ron
Beatrice Winde	...	Older Woman
Eugene Osborne Smith	...	Older Man
Robert Weil	...	Mr. Deluca
Tom Tammi	...	Father John

Storyline

How do siblings deal with each other in their targets? This is the question tackled in this movie. Blue-collared Mickey drives a New York taxicab since the breakup with his promiscuous ex-fiancée Heather two years ago. His younger, white-collared brother, Francis, cannot let Mickey forget the tragedy of the "hairy ass": (Mickey's image of his apartment floor of the guy having sex with Heather after walking in on them). Finding relief in driving his cab, Mickey meets an art student named Hope whom he marries after knowing her for only 24 hours. Mickey also meets his old lover Heather, and learns more about life itself as taxi fares in the course of a summer. Francis, a young Wall Street corporate raider, unhappy in his marriage to Renee and led by his infidelity, continues his shots at Mickey throughout the film, only to find himself a plot device that lends humor and lessons about marriage and brotherhood when he meets and starts an dangerous affair with Heather, despite Mickey's ...

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Plot Keywords:

infidelity | sex | love | irish american | claim in title | 

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Taglines:

A romantic comedy about two brothers... and the one thing that came between them.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, including sex-related dialogue

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ella es!

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,088,492, 25 August 1996, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$9,449,219, 20 October 1996

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Machine, Marlboro Road Gang Productions, South Fork Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second part of actor/director Edward Burns' unofficial "Long Island" trilogy which began with The Brothers McMullen (1995) and concluded with No Looking Back (1998).

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Goofs

When Mickey and Hope come over to tell Francis and Renee about their spontaneous marriage, Renee's cigarette is obviously not lit, although it has been burned to create the illusion.

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Quotes

Heather Davis: He doesn't care about my past.
Francis Fitzpatrick: Is that because he doesn't know you were a hooker?
Heather Davis: He was my best customer.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: A Very Brady Sequel/She's the One/Kansas City/Girls Town/The Spitfire Grill (1996)

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Soundtracks

Worthy
Written and Performed by Ani Difranco (as Ani DiFranco)
Courtesy of Righteous Babe Records

User Reviews

Pleasantly Surprised...

I don't know how I ended up with this movie, but I found a copy and decided to watch it after a boring day of work. Boy was I surprised.

The story moves along at a fast pace with good editing. What I really loved about the movie were two things.. Firstly, the character development. Not much into the movie, you knew what each character was all about. This is a feat hard to achieve and kudos to Ed Burns for achieving it with this movie.

Second.. and the more important thing that I liked about the movie.. The relationship between the family members.. basically the siblings and the father. It was realistic to some degree.. but also there was a special feeling of together-ness.

Overall - this was a "different" romantic comedy.. with some really funny moments and a pretty unique story. It should be rated much higher than what it is.. and I would definitely suggest people to watch it!