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:

Have you ever met the perfect girl? (and let her get away)

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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:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,307,063, 28 October 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$4,356,743, 18 November 2001

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

Feature film debut of Justin Timberlake.

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Goofs

When Kevin is waiting to meet his "L Train Girl" at their place, the clock shows that it is a few minutes past 7 o'clock. When she finally shows up and they embrace for a kiss, the same clock now shows that it is 6:50.

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Quotes

[singing to the tune of Poison's "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"]
Rod: Kevin sits silently still in the dead of the day, wondering if he finds that girl that just walked away. Was it something he said, or something he did? Did the words not come out right? He didn't try to get the digits, he didn't try, but I guess that's they say why they say, Kevin crapped out on his own, but his friends would have helped him all along.
[speaking]
Rod: That poor bonehead.

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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

References Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

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Soundtracks

Pour Some Sugar On Me
Written by Joe Elliott (as Joseph Elliot), Stephen Clark, Rick Savage (as Richard Savage) and R.J. Lange
Performed by Joey Fatone

User Reviews

Cute Romantic Comedy

Coming into this movie I think I expected a lot. The story line was really well played out but the acting got to me after awhile. I am an 'N Sync fan but not all singers are meant to be actors. I had a hard time thinking of Lance Bass as anything but a singer, and his acting skills weren't all that convincing otherwise. At times, it appeared to be just him reading the lines. Don't get me wrong though, I enjoyed the movie because it was a very cute romantic comedy. I just had a hard time overlooking the actors' abilities.

But I would suggest this movie to any romantic comedy lover. And the movie had a really good story line as well as comedy! :-D