On the Line (2001)

A shy advertising employee meets his dream girl on the El train, but doesn't remember to get her phone number, resulting in an all-out search for the mystery girl

Director:

Eric Bross

Writers:

Eric Aronson, Paul B. Stanton (as Paul Stanton)

Stars:

Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Emmanuelle Chriqui

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lance Bass	...	Kevin Gibbons
Joey Fatone	...	Rod
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Abbey
GQ	...	Eric
James Bulliard	...	Randy Francis
Al Green	...	Al Green
Tamala Jones	...	Jackie
Richie Sambora	...	Mick Silver
Amanda Foreman	...	Julie
Dan Montgomery Jr.	...	Brady (as Dan Montgomery)
Dave Foley	...	Higgins
Jerry Stiller	...	Nathan
David Fraser	...	Barrett
Jenny Parsons	...	Margie the Receptionist
Kristin Booth	...	Sam

Storyline

A young man meets a girl on a train, only to spend the rest of the movie trying to reunite with her (one of the love-at-first-sight things), aided by his best friend in a quest of posters and signs that soon gains public notice. Will he ever find his soul mate?

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Plot Keywords:

train | el train | male female relationship | based on short film | love | 

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Taglines:

He's Risking It All... For Love At First Sight!

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and some crude humor

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax Films Corp.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

On the L

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,307,063, 28 October 2001

Gross USA:

$4,365,455

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,544,601

Company Credits

Production Co:

A Happy Place, Miramax, Tapestry Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cast-members Joey Fatone and Lance Bass were band mates in the boy band "N'Sync" at the time of the movie's release.

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Goofs

When we meet Brady Francis he is shown playing a Game Boy, complete with sound effects. There is no game cart in the Game Boy.

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Quotes

Abby: I can't get next to you.
Kevin Gibbons: Excuse me?
Abby: "I'm So Tired of Being Alone" is a great Al Green song, but "I Can't Get Next To You" sounds a little more appropriate.
Kevin Gibbons: Why?
Abby: Because... I can't get next to you!

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Crazy Credits

Just as the credits begin, there is a sound effect for the reels stopping and then titles signifying a "Behind the Scenes" of On the Line appear. We see Lance Bass and Emmanuelle Chriqui in their respective make-up chairs along with a cameo of two make-up artists, played by Justin and Chris from NSync. They exchange "N'Sync is N-Stink" comments with praises for Kevin.

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Connections

Features Total Request Live (1998)

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Soundtracks

On the Line
Written by Steve Diamond, Paul Vann and Mark Hammond
Performed by On the Line All-Stars featuring Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Mandy Moore,
Christian Burns (from BBMak) and True Vibe
Courtesy of Jive Records

User Reviews

Not bad at all

Let me start off by saying that I didn't even know there were N*Sync boys (Backstreet Boys?) in this movie until I read the posts here. The ending credits make a lot more sense to me now. ;-)

The movie itself was pretty decent, I thought. And that's coming from a heterosexual 25 year-old male. Yeah, it's geared towards women, but it's better than the average "chick flick".

The acting was decent. Nothing spectacular, but nothing that made me wretch in pain. And the story is just a twist on a hundred other movies that have been made, for better or worse. I wouldn't classify it as a vehicle for any of the actors, or their associated band.

I guess my only real complaints are:

1) The product placement was absurd. The TV news had a huge MSN logo, the payphones had massive Verizon logos (even though Verizon isn't the phone company in Chicago...SBC/Ameritech is)

2) The girl had a boyfriend who mysteriously disappeared. Did she break up with him? Did he fall on the L tracks? Is he still in that meeting days after the last mention of him? He seemed to be a pointless character. When she described him to her roommate, it sufficed. There was no need for him to be in the movie.

3) What about the guy who wrote the article in the paper? Wasn't he mad that Kevin got what he wanted? Wasn't he mad that he lost his girlfriend to one of Kevin's friends? And did she break up with him? Again, more characters are introduced, but improperly.

Unlike most people, I didn't pay any money to see this. It happened to be on one of the movie channels. If you see it, and liked movies like Serendipity, Sleepless in Seattle, etc., it's worth checking out.