Happy Accidents (2000)

Regisseur:

Brad Anderson

Drehbuchautor:

Brad Anderson (written by)

Premierendatum:

12. September 2001 (France)

Genre:

Komödie | Sci-Fi | Romanze

Plot:

Ruby Weaver has man trouble: she tries to fix them, so she's stuck herself with a string of losers. Her current lover...

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel Romance | Time Travel | Reverse Footage | Independent Film

Auszeichnungen:

1 win & 1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Watch this movie again...and again..and again...

Besetzung

Marty Davey	...	Directory Operator (voice)
Marisa Tomei	...	Ruby Weaver
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Sam Deed
Nadia Dajani	...	Gretchen
Holland Taylor	...	Therapist, Maggie Ann "Meg" Ford
Tovah Feldshuh	...	Lillian Weaver
Sean Gullette	...	Mark
Bronson Dudley	...	Victor
José Zúñiga	...	Jose
Sanjay Chandani	...	Sunil (as Jason Chandani)
Cara Buono	...	Bette
Lianna Pai	...	Claire
Tamara Jenkins	...	Robin
Richard Portnow	...	Trip
Saidah Arrika Ekulona	...	Nurse

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Länge:

110 Min

Land:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Ultra Stereo

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Canada:14A | France:U | Norway:11 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Connecticut, USA

Firma:

Independent Film Channel (IFC)

Dies und das:

Holland Taylor, who plays the therapist, is actually Brad Anderson's aunt.

Pannen:

Filmfehler: When Sam is trying to operate a record player on his first date with Ruby, what appears to be fishing line is clearly visible pulling the arm back across the record.

Dialogzitate:

Sam Deed: I feel like my whole life has been a journey into your arms.

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Dog Song

Watch this movie again...and again..and again...

I'm always intrigued by small titles, because sometimes they're better than the big moneymakers. This one failed to disappoint, especially because of the superb acting and camera shots. Vincent D'Onofrio(still "the bug" from "Men in Black" in my mind) did a wonderful job of stepping out of that role and into one that's believable, despite Sam's odd story. The first time I watched this, I was intrigued by the possibility that Sam may be telling the truth. Fortunately, K-Pax hadn't managed to ruin that scenario completely for me. The ending was a complete surprise and there were some nice twists.

I picked this up again to see if it was still as intriguing and to my surprise, it was. Even knowing Sam's true identity takes none of the emotion out of the film. I saw that this movie is not just the audience deciding whether or not to believe Sam, but Ruby deciding as well. It's a terrific inner conflict for her, as she struggles in the face of love and honesty after a string of horrible men. Haven't we all met someone that we loved and wanted to trust, but we didn't know we could? The time travel aspect makes this movie impossible but the characters are so real and deep, then the movie feels real and you find yourself thinking if only for a moment that it is perfectly possible. That's why I say that even if you know the ending, watch this movie for the quality that it is.