Head Over Heels (2001)

A young woman is attracted to a man despite her thinking she's seen him kill someone.

Director:

Mark Waters

Writers:

John J. Strauss (story), Ed Decter (story)

Stars:

Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr., Shalom Harlow

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monica Potter	...	Amanda
Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Jim Winston
Shalom Harlow	...	Jade
Ivana Milicevic	...	Roxana
Sarah Murdoch	...	Candi (as Sarah O'Hare)
Tomiko Fraser	...	Holly
China Chow	...	Lisa
Jay Brazeau	...	Halloran / Strukov
Stanley DeSantis	...	Alfredo
Erin-Marie Dykeman	...	10 Year-Old Amanda
James Kirk	...	Tommy
Elysa Hogg	...	Tommy's Girlfriend
Kristina Lewis	...	17 Year-Old Amanda
Ben Silverman	...	Charlie
Sam MacMillan	...	Charlie's Date

Storyline

Amanda Pierce is from Iowa and works as a restorer of Renaissance paintings for the New York Metropolitan Museum. She has just finished another frustrating relationship, when she found her boy-friend with a model on her bed. She decides to move and share a flat with four stupid but nice super-models. She meets Jim Winston, who lives in front of her window. She falls in love with him. One day, she sees Jim killing a woman - Megan O'Brien - through her window and Amanda and her four roommates decide to investigate what really happened.

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Plot Keywords:

private investigation | suspected murder | reference to stevie nicks | reference to don king | held at gunpoint | 

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Taglines:

How does it feel to fall head over heels?

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Genres:

Comedy | Mystery | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, crude humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

Universal Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

2 February 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Folles de lui

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,804,595, 4 February 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$10,397,365, 4 March 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Norma Macmillian's last film.

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Goofs

When the Russian man with the beard visits the models' apartment, a girl answers the door with a book on her head. As she talks, it begins to slide to the left of her head, the camera angle then changes to a view over her left shoulder, her arm never moves, but in the next shot the book is perfectly balanced atop the center of her head.

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Quotes

Amanda: I've got the runs. I mean, I've got to run.
[walks away]
Amanda: Oh my God. "I've got the runs?"

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Connections

Featured in Best! Movies! Ever!: Fashion (2007)

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Soundtracks

Take A Chance On Me
Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus
Performed by A*Teens
Courtesy of MCA Records / Universal International Music, B.V.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Incredibly funny if not taken too seriously

I'll admit it: it's utterly embarrassing to watch this movie with another human being. I was embarrassed when I laughed uncontrollably at things numerous reviews had told me were idiotic humor. Well, this movie is idiotic. It's also adorable romantic comedy, with a funny and somewhat original premise . . . at least, it's cobbled together from original premises, like the "Rear Window" setup where Amanda thinks she witnesses her obsession across the street, Jim, murdering someone. Freddie Prinze Jr is completely irresistible, and Monica Potter's somewhat one-note nice-girl cuteness is made palatable by the insanity of her four supermodel roommates and her practical lesbian friend. Watch this, laugh hard and don't be embarrassed, because this movie, even at its most poorly scripted moments, is earnestly trying to make you laugh, unlike most of today's prefab romantic comedies, whose earnestness is sheer manipulation. Plus, only a small percentage of those have Freddie in them.