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:

A comedy about two people who are getting off on getting even.

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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:

Addicted to Love

Filming Locations:

Centerville, Delaware, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,446,098, 26 May 1997

Gross USA:

$34,673,095

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$34,673,095

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

Dominick Dunne: The food critic who accidentally eats a cockroach is director Griffin Dunne's father.

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Goofs

There's a lot of bad astronomy packed into the opening minute.

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Quotes

Sam: Just admit it!
Anton: [shouts] What are you talking about?
Sam: [re: Linda] That you were using her to stay in this country! Just the way you used Maggie!
Anton: ...Maggie? I never told you anything about Maggie. Who the hell are you?
Sam: I'm the Milky Way Man, and I know everything!

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Tukka Yoot's Riddim
Written by Mel Simpson, Geoff Wilkinson and Robert Taylor
Contains a sample of "Sookie Sookie"
Written by Don Covay and Steve Cropper
Performed by Us3
Courtesy of Blue Note Records, a Division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under licence from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets

User Reviews

Like Meg

This is a romantic comedy with a rather hard edge, or, to put it differently, a European-style farce with a too cushy ending.

Apparently, this film was conceived as a Meg Ryan vehicle, i.e. as a product suitable for her established screen persona. This was a mistake. The cast choice (and the marketing) make the outcome of the film blatantly obvious and that takes away too much suspense from the viewing experience. Also, the film makers did not have the courage to bring the misfortunes heaped upon Anton Depeaux (played very well by Tcheky Karyo) to their logical conclusion. It's designed as a chick-flick and thus everyone's gotta be happy at the end. A more emotionally ambiguous ending could have turned this into something special.