Love Potion No. 9 (1992)

Regisseur:

Dale Launer

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

Dale Launer (written by)

Premierendatum:

13. November 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Imagine if sex appeal came in a bottle.

Plot:

Tate Donovan, a geek biochemist with no luck at all with women, is persuaded by his friends to visit a gypsy...

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Cinderella Story | Love | Love Potion | Gypsy

Nutzerkommentare:

Started well, but loses steam in second half

Besetzung

Tate Donovan	...	Paul Matthews
Sandra Bullock	...	Diane Farrow
Mary Mara	...	Marisa
Dale Midkiff	...	Gary Logan
Hillary Bailey Smith	...	Sally
Anne Bancroft	...	Madame Ruth
Dylan Baker	...	Prince Geoffrey
Blake Clark	...	Motorcycle Cop
Bruce McCarty	...	Jeff
Rebecca Staab	...	Cheryl
Adrian Paul	...	Enrico Pazzoli
Ric Reitz	...	Dave
Steven Burnett	...	Ron
Jordan Baker	...	Joanne
Ken Strong	...	Dick Webster

Alternativ:

Love Potion #9 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Love Potion No. 9 - Der Duft der Liebe (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

92 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #31327) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | UK:PG | UK:15 (original rating)

Drehorte:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Firma:

Penta Pictures

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Position of bottle that Marisa puts down on the street changes between shots.

Dialogzitate:

Diane Farrow: There was this experiment where an electrode was planted in the pleasure center of a monkey's brain. When the monkey hit a button, it sent a signal to the electrode, in effect, exciting the monkey sexually.
Woman at luncheon: You're kidding.
Diane Farrow: No. Can you guess what happened?
Woman at luncheon: Was it a male monkey?
Diane Farrow: Yes.
Woman at luncheon: He slammed the button till he died.
Diane Farrow: Oh, so you know this experiment?
Woman at luncheon: I know men, honey.

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Soundtrack:

Y.M.C.A.

Started well, but loses steam in second half

I almost convinced myself that this was a good movie, but after giving it some thought, this is average at best. Things start out well, as the two leads take full advantage of the potion, but then the film bogs down and becomes too formulaic. Much of the second half of the film is hopelessly predictable, and is routine in the extreme. Things remain conventional right to the end, when the obvious conclusion takes place. The leads are both likable, and the there are several funny moments, but the best comedic bits are in the first half. The thoroughly unoriginal second half left a bitter taste in my mouth, and that made it too standard to recommend.