Addicted to Love (1997)

Maggie's and Sam's former partners are in love; she wants revenge and he wants his lost love back, so they work together to break up the happy couple.

Director:

Griffin Dunne

Writer:

Robert Gordon

Stars:

Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Meg Ryan	...	Maggie
Matthew Broderick	...	Sam
Kelly Preston	...	Linda
Tchéky Karyo	...	Anton (as Tcheky Karyo)
Maureen Stapleton	...	Nana
Nesbitt Blaisdell	...	Ed Green
Remak Ramsay	...	Professor Wells
Lee Wilkof	...	Carl
Dominick Dunne	...	Matheson
Susan Forristal	...	Cecile
Larry Pine	...	Street Comic
Debbon Ayer	...	Gwen
Maurizio Benazzo	...	Euro-Chic Man
Paolo Calamari	...	French Bartender
Helmar Augustus Cooper	...	Bus Driver

Storyline

Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life, Linda, leaves him for a suave Frenchman named Anton. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee would do; go to New York and set up home in the abandoned building opposite his ex-girlfriend's apartment, intent on winning her back and waiting until she decides to leave her current lover. What Sam does not count on is being joined several weeks later by ultra hip tomboy Maggie, a photographer and motor-cyclist who is determined to get revenge on Anton, her ex-fiance. Hostile at first, the two of them eventually join forces in an attempt to separate the couple, and ruin Anton's life. However, complications ensue when Sam and Maggie start falling for each other.

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Plot Keywords:

breakup | apartment | revenge | title based on song | motorcycle | 

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Taglines:

Might as well face it.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

23 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Forlorn

Filming Locations:

Centerville, Delaware, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,446,098, 26 May 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$34,656,904, 17 August 1997

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.,Outlaw Productions (I),Miramax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Griffin Dunne's directorial debut.

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Goofs

When Maggie and Sam walk into Anton's apartment, Maggie throws her scarf off, and in the next shot her coat is already removed as well.

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Quotes

Sam: [Maggie is watching Sam and Anton in Anton's apartment from across the street]
[about Anton's cooking]
Sam: This is really good!
[Maggie throws a tantrum across the street]
Sam: I'm sorry, it is!

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Connections

Referenced in Melrose Place: A Brand New Day (1997)

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Soundtracks

Victime de la mode
Written by M.C. Solaar (as Claude M'Barali) and Christophe Viguier
Performed by M.C. Solaar (as MC Solaar)
Courtesy of Polydor, a Division of PolyGram France
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Romantic Comedy with an Edge

Better than average plot but not enough to raise it above B-level.

I think Meg Ryan's star status worked against her because her cute reputation undercut her tough character. However, she proves that she can do something besides "bubbly" and is pretty good in a more edgy role.

Tchéky Karyo was excellent as a semi-likable French guy. One common weakness in romantic comedies is that the viewer can't understand why the "nice girl" would fall in love with the "bad guy." In this movie, we can she why she loves him and, by the end, we even like him a little too. Good writing and acting.

Not Matthew Broaderick's best performance... fairly uneven. He doesn't do "hopelessly in love" very well. Broaderick looked great, even when disheveled. For that matter, all the characters look great.

Kelly Preston is pure cardboard but it sort of works because three developed characters are probably enough in a Romantic Comedy.

The set (the hideout, especially) stole the show. The sound was unusually good for a fluff movie.