About Adam (2000)

A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.

Director:

Gerard Stembridge

Writers:

Gerard Stembridge, Tommy Tiernan (stand-up material written by)

Stars:

Stuart Townsend, Kate Hudson, Tommy Tiernan

3 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tommy Tiernan	...	Simon
Kate Hudson	...	Lucy Owens
Frances O'Connor	...	Laura Owens
Stewart Roche	...	Customer #1
Aoife Maloney	...	Customer #2
Donal Beecher	...	Andy
Stuart Townsend	...	Adam
Rosaleen Linehan	...	Peggy Owens
Charlotte Bradley	...	Alice Rooney
Alan Maher	...	David Owens
Brendan Dempsey	...	Martin Rooney
Cathleen Bradley	...	Karen
Kathy Downes	...	Dympna
Mark Smith	...	Dracula
Roger Gregg	...	Professor Harry McCormick

Storyline

A waitress meets personable, attractive Adam and they soon become lovers, then get engaged. Wasting no time, Adam starts an affair with her bookish sister, who knows about the first relationship. Their (none-too-happily) married third sister knows about both these liaisons but is still attracted to Adam. The lad is certainly playing the field, but in their own ways the girls seem to be getting just as much out of the deal as him.

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Plot Keywords:

alliteration in title | name in title | male name in title | bare chested male | sex on a roof | 

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Taglines:

He came. He saw. He conquered. One sister at a time.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexuality

Details

Country:

Ireland UK USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

19 January 2001 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Todo sobre Adam

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£86,474 (United Kingdom), 21 January 2001, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$33,300, 13 May 2001, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$151,559, 27 May 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),Bórd Scannán na hÉireann,Venus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

David Owens: [voice over. David thinking about Adam] You bastard. You ruined my life. You screwed my girlfriend and turned me into a homosexual. I might as well kill myself. Or kill you, maybe. Yeah. God, I hope I'm not in love with you, you shit.

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Connections

Remade as Nuguna bimileun itda (2004)

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Soundtracks

Sisters
Written by Irving Berlin
(c) Irving Berlin Music Corp
Used by kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Universal-MCA Music (UK) Limited
Licensed by kind permission from The Film & TV Licensing Division, part of the Universal Music Group

User Reviews

a comedy that doesn't deliver

This film promised a bit more than it delivered. I never laughed out loud and didn't find it particularly witty. The character, Adam, is intriguing, but in the end, he remains a cipher, lacking any depth or even comedic exploration of character. Perhaps I'm picky, but I also prefer movies that employ actors from the character's country. For instance, hearing Kate Hudson's unsuccessful accent attempts threw me right out of the movie several times. The real jewel of this film is the all-too-brief performance of Charlotte Bradley. That she portrayed nuances in character in this otherwise fluff of a film is remarkable.